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Manatee rescued off Texas coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- An endangered manatee was rescued in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, where they are rarely spotted.
Local environmental agents including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, rescued the animal and brought it to the Texas State Aquarium's Sea Lab, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported Thursday.
Manatees need warm water and access to fresh water, something that may have provoked the animal to take refuge in the bay near a Citgo dock. Citgo provided the crane and the net for the rescue, the Caller-Times reported.
The manatee, about 6 feet long and weighing 600 to 800 pounds, is believed to be a juvenile in poor health, a veterinarian from the Texas State Aquarium said.
After the animal's rehabilitation is complete, it will be transferred to Florida, where manatees are typically found. It will be the lab's first rehabilitation of a manatee, the Caller-Times reported.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International
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