FWC Media Event: FWC to release 4 manatees - Photo, video and interview opportunity
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Jan. 18, 2016
FWC Media Event
Photo, video and interview opportunity
FWC to release 4 manatees
When: Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 9 to 10 a.m.
Where: Port St. John boat ramp, 6650 N. Cocoa Blvd., Port St. John, Brevard County.
Why: Photo, video and interview opportunities are available.
Background: On March 23, 2013, FWC staff rescued an orphaned, cold-stressed female manatee from Indian River in Merritt Island. The manatee received treatment at Miami Seaquarium. On March 2, 2014, FWC staff rescued an orphaned cold-stressed male manatee from Indian River in Titusville. The manatee received treatment at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. On Jan. 28, 2014, FWC staff rescued an orphaned female manatee calf from Desoto Canal in Satellite Beach. The manatee received treatment at SeaWorld Orlando. On May 10, 2014, FWC staff rescued an orphaned male manatee calf from Banana River in Cape Canaveral. The manatee received treatment at SeaWorld Orlando. They will be released in warm waters among other manatees to help acclimate them to their natural environment.
Contact: Frank McCloy, 727-224-3674.
The Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership is a cooperative group of nonprofit, private, state and federal entities that work together to monitor the health and survival of rehabilitated and released manatees. Information about manatees currently being tracked is available at www.ManateeRescue.org. The endangered Florida manatee is at risk from both natural and man-made causes of injury and mortality. Exposure to red tide, cold stress and disease are all natural problems that can affect manatees. Human-caused threats include boat strikes, crushing by flood gates or locks, and entanglement in or ingestion of fishing gear.
Activities conducted under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit # MA770191.
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