Coverage dated December 14, 2022

Wildlife Officials Feed Lettuce to Florida Manatees Facing Starvation

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Along Florida’s East Coast, threatened manatees are fed and offered supplies through an unprecedented program that tackles the recurring, pollution-related starvation crisis.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Wildlife Officials Feed Lettuce to Florida Manatees Facing Starvation (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Along Florida’s East Coast, threatened manatees are fed and offered supplies through an unprecedented program that tackles the recurring, pollution-related starvation crisis.

  2. Fox News

    In Florida, 202K pounds of lettuce shipped to feed starving manatees (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    With pollution destroying the food source of Florida's manatees, the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is ramping up efforts to feed the starving animals lettuce.

  3. Phys

    Lettuce arrives in Florida this week to fight feared return of manatee starvation (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    In a lull before a feared return to disaster, wildlife authorities said Wednesday they are about to receive truckloads of lettuce for feeding starving manatees this winter in the coastal Indian River east of Orlando.

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