
Florida sees fewer manatee starvation deaths as feeding ends |Pacific Updates
[ad_1] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida manatees officially ended for the winter season Wednesday, as deaths of the marine mammals appear to be slowing despite the long-term threat of pollution to their main food source, seagrass. State and federal wildlife officials said…