+- SG Talk (https://sgtalk.net)
+-- Forum: SG Talk (https://sgtalk.net/Forum-SG-Talk)
+--- Forum: Market Talk (https://sgtalk.net/Forum-Market-Talk)
+--- Thread: 55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees due to water pollution (/Thread-55-tons-of-lettuce-fed-to-Florida%E2%80%99s-starving-manatees-due-to-water-pollution)
55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees due to water pollution - Levin - 10-03-2022
By CURT ANDERSON
yesterday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — More than 55 tons of lettuce have been fed to starving Florida manatees as part of an experimental program to help the slow-moving marine mammals since their natural food is being destroyed by water pollution
......
The unprecedented feeding response came after a record 1,100 manatees died last year, largely because of starvation. The problem requires a long-term solution because pollution from agriculture, septic tanks, urban runoff and other sources is killing the seagrass on which the marine mammals rely.
https://apnews.com/article/environment-florida-philanthropy-wildlife-pollution-19317f26dc746e3bb93908efedf60738