Plans are already in place to resume an experimental feeding program for Florida manatees at a warm-water power plant near Cape Canaveral.
FILE - A manatee floats in the warm water of a Florida Power & Light discharge canal, Jan. 31, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Lettuce will be on the menu again this year for Florida manatees in an effort to slow the starvation deaths of the beloved marine mammals, wildlife officials said Wednesday, Nov. 16. – Lettuce will be on the menu again this year for Florida manatees as part of an effort to slow the starvation deaths of the beloved marine mammals, wildlife officials said Wednesday.
“It worked really well last year. We will continue at that site," said Ron Mezich of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “We hope this is never a permanent situation. We don't want to have to feed wild populations.” Although the starvation deaths are of great concern, Mezich said manatees are not in danger of extinction in Florida.
Meanwhile, manatees suffering from chronic malnutrition continue to be rescued and rehabilitated at facilities around the country, including SeaWorld Orlando, zoos and other aquariums, said Terri Calleson, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She said about 80 are currently being cared for in these places, including some orphaned calves.
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