With pollution destroying the food source of Florida's manatees, the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is ramping up efforts to feed the starving animals lettuce.
Manatee deaths are up sharply due to starvation. With colder weather approaching, wildlife officials are preparing feeding stations on Florida's east coast, where the manatees' food source, seagrass, has died off.
Along Florida's East Coast, threatened manatees are fed and offered supplies through an unprecedented program that tackles the recurring, pollution-related.
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