Manatees Seem To Kiss This photo was taken in October of 2001 when me and my friend visited ZooTampa at Lowry Park. These sweet, gentle giants are now in trouble. Over 1,000 have died this year from starvation because there main source of food, sea grass is being killed off. Here’s more from Newsweek: “Florida wildlife officials announced the details Wednesday of a new, first of its kind feeding plan for manatees in the state's waters to slow this year's record death and starvation rates for the animals, and the electric company whose facility will be the home of the program is giving $700,000 to the program. The program will take place at Florida Power and Light's Cape Canaveral plant, where the warm water produced by the plant attracts groups of the animals as the ocean cools in the winter. The manatees will be fed by humans, although the officials reiterated that it is still illegal for civilians to feed wild animals in Florida. Water pollution from farms and sewage in the state breeds harmful organisms like blue-green algae, which kills or stifles the growth of underwater seagrass, the main source of food for the manatees. Over 1,000 manatees have died in the state this year which is a record for the state, and officials said about 7,000-8,000 manatees are left in the oceans around the state.” If you would like to help you can donate to the Save The Manatee Club - the link is in my bio. #SaveTheManatees #ManateeKiss #Manatees #CleanTheOcean #GrowSeaGrass #StopPollution (at ZooTampa at Lowry Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXqFuriLgo8/?utm_medium=tumblr
