Manatee Feeding Program Begins to Wind Down for the Season Amidst Hopeful Signs wqcs.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wqcs.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bite by bite, the majestic and adorable manatees gathered by the dozens near the FPL plant in Cocoa to chomp on literal tons of fresh romaine lettuce, courtesy of the Florida Wildlife Commission. FWC staff fed them from behind a curtain, so the animals didn’t catch on where it all comes from.
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While Florida manatee deaths dropped slightly last year, experts are warning that the marine mammals continue to die off at a concerning rate, largely due to starvation.