More than 520 Florida manatees have died so this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
This follows last year’s record-breaking number of manatee deaths which was more than 1,000. The largest number of deaths was in Brevard County and due to a lack of seagrass.
Jacksonville Zoo has the first-ever manatee critical care center in northeast Florida where it can care for up to six manatees at a time.Craig Miller - curator of mammals for the zoo “That’s Mr. Inigo Montoya,” Miller said pointing to a manatee swimming in an enclosure behind him. “He was rescued from the Indian River lagoon, starving and unable to move. We worked with him around the clock, for three weeks, 24/7 and now we’re talking about releasing him.”The governor said there are a total of 71 manatees in rehabilitation facilities across the state.
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