Crystal River, UNITED STATES
Manatee released after rehabilitation to waters in Florida
Carl Cloyed, a Research Senior Marine Scientist at the Dauphin Island and Monica Ross, the Director of Manatee Research Conservation at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, attach a GPS tracking device before releasing a manatee, which had been found in Texas waters suffering from cold stress, flipper damage and other ailments before being rehabilitated in San Antonio for seven months, by a team from SeaWorld, along with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at Pete's Pier in Crystal River, Florida, U.S. July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones