There was a manatee release on Friday, the two were a pair, cow/calf , rescued in April in Goodland Bay . They were rehabilitated by the staff at Lowry Park Zoo and now ready to go back to the wild.
during a Manatee release Friday at Calusa Marina in Goodland. The mother and her calf were rescued in April when members of the Fish and WIldlife Commission noticed the calf seemed to be injured and wasn't nursing. They were both taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa where the calf was rehabilitated and nearly doubled in size, going from 69 pounds to 120 pounds. If you see any marine wildlife that is sick, injured or dead, please call the toll-free wildlife alert phone number at 1-888-404-3922.
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Virginia Edmonds, right, a caretaker from Lowry Park Zoo, hugs Deirdre Semeyn, a research biologist with the Florida Wildlife Commission, after they release manatee and her calf into the wild Friday at Calusa Marina in Goodland. The mother and her calf were rescued from Goodland Bay in April when members of the Fish and WIldlife Commission noticed the calf seemed to be injured and wasn't nursing. Both animals were taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa where the calf was rehabilitated and nearly doubled in size, going from 69-pounds to 120-pounds. If you see any marine wildlife that is sick, injured or dead, please call the toll-free wildlife alert phone number at 1-888-404-3922.
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Spectators watch as volunteers release a 1600-pound manatee and her calf Friday at Calusa Marina in Goodland. The mother and her calf were rescued from Goodland Bay in April when members of the Fish and WIldlife Commission noticed the calf seemed to be injured and wasn't nursing. Both animals were taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa where the calf was rehabilitated and nearly doubled in size, going from 69-pounds to 120-pounds. If you see any marine wildlife that is sick, injured or dead, please call the toll-free wildlife alert phone number at 1-888-404-3922.Lexey Swall-Bobay/staff
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Spectators watch as volunteers remove a 1600-pound manatee and her calf from to truck to release them Friday at Calusa Marina in Goodland. The mother and her calf were rescued from Goodland Bay in April when members of the Fish and WIldlife Commission noticed the calf seemed to be injured and wasn't nursing. Both animals were taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa where the calf was rehabilitated and nearly doubled in size, going from 69-pounds to 120-pounds. If you see any marine wildlife that is sick, injured or dead, please call the toll-free wildlife alert phone number at 1-888-404-3922. Lexey Swall-Bobay
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Numerous volunteers and representatives from the Florida Wildlife Commission and Lowry Park Zoo try to lift a 1600-pound manatee to release her and her calf Friday at Calusa Marina in Goodland. The mother and her calf were rescued from Goodland Bay in April when members of the Fish and WIldlife Commission noticed the calf seemed to be injured and wasn't nursing. Both animals were taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa where the calf was rehabilitated and nearly doubled in size, going from 69-pounds to 120-pounds. If you see any marine wildlife that is sick, injured or dead, please call the toll-free wildlife alert phone number at 1-888-404-3922. Lexey Swall-Bobay
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Amanda Wininski, left, and Beth Hering from the Lowry Park Zoo help to lift a 1600-pound manatee to release her and her calf Friday at Calusa Marina in Goodland. The mother and her calf were rescued from Goodland Bay in April when members of the Fish and WIldlife Commission noticed the calf seemed to be injured and wasn't nursing. Both animals were taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa where the calf was rehabilitated and nearly doubled in size, going from 69-pounds to 120-pounds. If you see any marine wildlife that is sick, injured or dead, please call the toll-free wildlife alert phone number at 1-888-404-3922. Lexey Swall-Bobay/staff
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Virginia Edmonds, a caretaker from Lowry Park Zoo pours water on a baby manatee before releasing it and it's mother Friday at Calusa Marina in Goodland. The mother and her calf were rescued from Goodland Bay in April when members of the Fish and WIldlife Commission noticed the calf seemed to be injured and wasn't nursing. Both animals were taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa where the calf was rehabilitated and nearly doubled in size, going from 69-pounds to 120-pounds. If you see any marine wildlife that is sick, injured or dead, please call the toll-free wildlife alert phone number at 1-888-404-3922. Lexey Swall-Bobay/staff
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Spectators watch as volunteers release a 1600-pound manatee and her calf Friday at Calusa Marina in Goodland. The mother and her calf were rescued from Goodland Bay in April when members of the Fish and WIldlife Commission noticed the calf seemed to be injured and wasn't nursing. Both animals were taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa where the calf was rehabilitated and nearly doubled in size, going from 69-pounds to 120-pounds. If you see any marine wildlife that is sick, injured or dead, please call the toll-free wildlife alert phone number at 1-888-404-3922.
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Numerous volunteers and representatives from the Florida Wildlife Commission and Lowry Park Zoo try to lift a 1600-pound manatee to release her and her calf Friday at Calusa Marina in Goodland. The mother and her calf were rescued from Goodland Bay in April when members of the Fish and WIldlife Commission noticed the calf seemed to be injured and wasn't nursing. Both animals were taken to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa where the calf was rehabilitated and nearly doubled in size, going from 69-pounds to 120-pounds. If you see any marine wildlife that is sick, injured or dead, please call the toll-free wildlife alert phone number at 1-888-404-3922. Lexey Swall-Bobay
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