One thing wildlife officials have learned during the winter experimental feeding program to help manatees avoid starvation is that if you feed them, they will come.
Officials said Wednesday, March 23, that manatees have eaten virtually all of the estimated 160,000 pounds of lettuce provided at a warm-water power plant site where manatees typically congregate during cold months. to help manatees avoid starvation is that if you feed them, they will come.
By the time the operation winds down in a few weeks, Calleson said the lettuce total will probably reach 200,000 pounds — almost all paid for byIt wasn't clear the manatees would eat the lettuce when the unprecedented program began in December. But officials say that since Jan. 20 the slow-moving marine mammals have feasted on the food made necessary after more thanlargely from starvation last year, the worst year for the threatened species on record.
from agricultural, sewage, urban runoff and other sources. Efforts are ongoing to restore the crucial seagrass beds, especially along the state's East Coast where the problem is most acute.
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