Pets & Animals

Dead manatee upside down in Florida.

Manatees dying of starvation in Florida

Hundreds of manatees have died in 2021 in the state of Florida already in May, more than the amount that died all of last year. These creatures also known as sea cows, are large aquatic mammals often found in shallow, slow moving rivers and coastal waters. In the U.S., they are mostly concentrated in Florida.