Manatee rescue

A woman in a Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management tee shirt kneels next to, and rests here hands on, two manatees being transported for rehabilitation.
Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
02/02/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
USFWS employee Amy Midgette, from Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina, helped transport two rescued manatees to SeaWorld in February 2022. Both manatees were rehabilitated and returned to the wild.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Species
Trichechus manatus
Subject tags
Animal health
Employees (USFWS)
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Marine mammals