Florida manatees will be fed to prevent starvation


In captivity, manatees are fed a diet of salad, cabbage and other vegetables. – EPA pic, December 9, 2021.

FLORIDA’S manatees – which are increasingly facing starvation, largely as a result of pollution – are going to be fed directly by wildlife officials, in what they called an “unprecedented” step to prevent further die-off.

The pilot programme will start with Indian River Lagoon, on the Sunshine State’s east coast southeast of Orlando, federal and state authorities announced yesterday.


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