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According to officials, Florida’s lettuce test project has fed 25 tons of lettuce to manatees

Posted on February 21, 2022March 1, 2022 by Krystal S | 19228 Views | 12 min read

Manatee Eating Lettuce — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Mary-Kaitlyn Arnette The unprecedented human effort to save starving Florida manatees has so far provided the adorable marine mammals with over 25 tons of lettuce, officials said Wednesday. The round-tailed, snout-nosed animals that are popular with tourists and locals have suffered a major die-off. Their preferred seagrass food

Posted in NatureTagged endangered species, environment, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, florida insider, florida manatees, florida news, FPL, lettuce, manatee feeding, manatee feeding program, manatees, seagrass
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