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FWC, Mote teams use SYC ramp for manatee rescue


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  • | 4:00 a.m. July 24, 2012
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Teams from Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and Mote Marine Laboratory used Sarasota Yacht Club’s boat ramp to rescue a mother manatee and her calf.

Rescue efforts took several hours.

The injured manatees were taken to Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, where they will receive care.

Contact Robin Hartill at [email protected].

 

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