Manatee survives after difficult rescue
source: http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/nature_coast/manatee_rescue_propeller_071109
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Even from the sky, you can see the propeller marks on the manatee’s back. It’s a female. She weighs nearly one thousand pounds and she’s likely been struck by a boat.
A Florida Fish and Wildlife team boated to her rescue to try and help Friday.
Rescues are often difficult and this one was no different.
After a short chase, the team manages to reel her in.
Once on board the manatee struggles, knocking not one, but two of the team members overboard.
After the crew members recovered and the manatee settled down, they took her to shore.
“At The Lowry Park Zoo, that’s what our whole program is about. It’s acute care and rehab of the Florida Manatee,” explained to Dave Murphy, a staff veterinarian.
This manatee, like many others, wound up at The Manatee Hospital at The Lowry Park Zoo. There, they’ve treated and saved more than 200 manatees over the last 15 years.
Just last week, a female manatee named Grand Prix, who came to the zoo last March, was finally released.
Grand Prix had suffered severe injuries from a boat propeller. It took weeks to nurse her back to health.
A Florida Fish and Wildlife team boated to her rescue to try and help Friday.
Rescues are often difficult and this one was no different.
After a short chase, the team manages to reel her in.
Once on board the manatee struggles, knocking not one, but two of the team members overboard.
After the crew members recovered and the manatee settled down, they took her to shore.
“At The Lowry Park Zoo, that’s what our whole program is about. It’s acute care and rehab of the Florida Manatee,” explained to Dave Murphy, a staff veterinarian.
This manatee, like many others, wound up at The Manatee Hospital at The Lowry Park Zoo. There, they’ve treated and saved more than 200 manatees over the last 15 years.
Just last week, a female manatee named Grand Prix, who came to the zoo last March, was finally released.
Grand Prix had suffered severe injuries from a boat propeller. It took weeks to nurse her back to health.
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- Earth and Science, Manatees
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- Animals, Injured animals
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Manatees are occasionally acknowledged as sea cows; in addition their unhurried swiftness lends good point to the assessment. On the other hand, in spite of their gigantic immensity, they are elegant swimmers in the coastal waters as well as rivers. Controlling themselves by means of their physically powerful tails, manatees naturally glide the length of 5 miles (almost 8 km) in one hour on the other hand can swim almost 15 miles (around 24 km) in one hour in numerous short bursts.
http://www.wildlifeworld360.com/manatees-the-huge-sea-cows.html - 2 years ago
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