$5,000 reward offered after manatee in Florida spotted with Trump drawn on back
January 12, 2021 / 6:47 AM / CBS News Nature: Manatees
State and federal wildlife officials are investigating reports of a manatee found with Trump drawn on its back in a river about 80 miles north of Tampa. CBS affiliate WTSP-TV reports the aquatic mammal was spotted around noon Sunday during a manatee swim tour in shallow water in Homosassa Springs, said Hailey Warrington, who took pictures and video of the sleeping animal.
MANATEE MARKED | Unreal. Feds are investigating after this #Florida manatee was found with TRUMP marked on its back. It is illegal to harass, hunt, capture or kill any marine mammal, says @MyFWChttps://t.co/7q1nDNnX6g@10TampaBaypic.twitter.com/WXSwvgTcFX Josh Sidorowicz WTSP (@JoshWTSP) January 11, 2021
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Manatee found in Florida river with Trump scrawled on its back: One hundred percent disturbing
Andrea Salcedo, The Washington Post
Jan. 12, 2021
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The manatee lay still, floating in the shallow waters of a Florida river over the weekend when a woman on a boat noticed something odd. As she moved closer and filmed with her phone, Hailey Warrington found aone-word message scrawled on the marine mammal s back: TRUMP. This is just disturbing. One hundred percent disturbing, Warrington, who discovered the defaced manatee in the Homosassa River, told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Now federal and local authorities are investigating who is responsible for etching the president s name on the threatened animal s back. Harassment of a manatee is a criminal offense punishable by a $50,000 fine and up to a year in prison.