FWC and partners rescue six entrapped Manatees Six manatees were rescued by Florida Wildlife Commission (Source: FWC) By ABC7 Staff | January 14, 2021 at 11:07 AM EST - Updated January 14 at 11:07 AM
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission worked to rescue six entrapped Manatees at Pine Island Conservation Area.
Officials say the manatees likely got into the refuge system by swimming over a concrete weir during a high-water event that later left them unable to swim out. The trapped manatees needed immediate medical care.
FWC as well as other partner agencies managed to rescue five of the six manatees.
20 Florida panthers killed in 2020, FWC says
By The Associated Press
Image of a Florida panther (FOX 13/ File)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - At least 20 Florida panthers have died in 2020, a toll that appears to be on track to finish lower than in previous years.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that almost all of the panther deaths were caused by people. One panther was, however, killed by another panther.
Another was hit by a train and someone mutilated yet another panther and left its remains on a roadside near Immokalee.
Every other panther death this year was caused by cars, wildlife officials said.