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Dozens of Florida manatees in rehab amid ongoing starvation
1 year, 11 months ago

Dozens of Florida manatees in rehab amid ongoing starvation

LA Times  

Manatees gather in a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., canal near an outflow of warm water from a power plant in 2010. More than six dozen threatened manatees are in rehabilitation centers in Florida and elsewhere amid a chronic starvation problem caused by water pollution, wildlife officials said last week. World & Nation Florida manatees face starvation, though fewer have died this …

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US agrees to update critical habitat for Florida manatees
2 years, 6 months ago

US agrees to update critical habitat for Florida manatees

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to revise the critical habitat designation for Florida manatees, which have been dying in record numbers because water pollution is killing a main food source. The manatee critical habitat designation has not been updated since 1976; it’s something manatee advocates have been pushing for since 2008. Once it happens, manatee advocates …

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Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing
2 years, 6 months ago

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wildlife officials working to prevent threatened Florida manatees from starving to death say they’re encouraged that some of the marine mammals’ favorite food is growing naturally in a key area. Seagrasses have been found growing recently in small areas of the Indian River Lagoon along Florida’s east coast where chronic pollution has wiped out much of …

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Officials: Florida manatees eat ‘every scrap’ in food trial
2 years, 9 months ago

Officials: Florida manatees eat ‘every scrap’ in food trial

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — One thing wildlife officials have learned during the winter experimental feeding program to help manatees avoid starvation is that if you feed them, they will come. Manatees have eaten virtually all of the estimated 160,000 pounds of lettuce provided at a warm-water power plant site where manatees typically congregate during cold months, officials said Wednesday during …

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Florida manatee feeding program to wind down as temps warm
2 years, 9 months ago

Florida manatee feeding program to wind down as temps warm

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The experimental program that has fed tons of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida will begin to wind down as the weather warms, wildlife officials said Wednesday. Last year, more than 1,100 manatees died — far above the five-year average of about 202 annual deaths — mostly of starvation because their favored seagrass source of food …

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55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees
2 years, 9 months ago

55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — More than 55 tons of lettuce have been fed to starving Florida manatees as part of an experimental program to help the slow-moving marine mammals since their natural food is being destroyed by water pollution, wildlife officials said Wednesday. “That’s a substantial amount,” said Ron Mezich, feeding program coordinator for the Florida wildlife commission. “We’re not …

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Test feeding plan in works for starving Florida manatees
3 years ago

Test feeding plan in works for starving Florida manatees

Associated Press  

St. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Normally giving food to wild animals is considered off limits, but the dire situation in Florida with more than 1,000 manatees dying from starvation due to manmade pollution is leading officials to consider an unprecedented feeding plan. Fish and Wildlife Service and state environmental officials intend to unveil a limited proposal this week to feed the …

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