Rescue of Orphaned Manatee Calf

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
12/15/2021
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Staff from the Fish and Wildlife Service and Florida’s Wildlife Conservation Commission rescue an orphaned manatee calf in December 2021 after a seagrass die-off caused its mother to starve. The Service led a multi-agency emergency response to rescue, feed and rehabilitate starving manatees.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Subject tags
Animal health
Employees (USFWS)
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Marine mammals