Florida Manatees Likely Starving To Death, State Agency Says
A manatee in the Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County, Florida, seek out grass hanging over a residential seawall to eat. More than a dozen manatee carcasses washed up on shore in the lagoon, the apparent victims of starvation due to lack of seagrass. (Jan Wesner Childs/weather.com) At a Glance Experts say the animals are suffering from a lack of seagrass.An unusually high number of manatees have already died this year.A state biologist says they are "severely emaciated." The suspected...