
Five orphaned manatees return to Florida waters after years of rehabilitation
Fox News
After years of rehabilitation, five orphaned manatees, who were rescued, have been released and are back into their natural habitat in Florida.
"Over the past several years, we have been called upon to rescue an increasing number of injured, sick, and orphaned manatees," said Virginia Edmonds, president of the MRP. "We are grateful to our partners for stepping up to the plate to not only rescue animals in need, but to commit countless hours to the collective rehabilitation of these animals, which enabled the releases today. But our work doesn’t stop here."
Two of the manatees, Squirrel and Lizzie, weighed less than 70 pounds when they were rescued. Now, thanks to the rehabilitation efforts, Squirrel, Lizzie, MaryKate, Clank, and TinkTink all weighed between 700 and 1,000 pounds when they were put back in the wild.