Florida’s east coast manatees have died in record numbers due to starvation, but seem to have weathered the recent cold snap well. Wildlife officials hope a lettuce feeding program will help them survive the winter.
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.
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Hoping to protect manatees as they congregate this winter, state wildlife officials Tuesday issued an emergency rule that will temporarily prevent boating in an area of the Indian River Lagoon near a Florida Power & Light power plant.