Manatee Response Update: Munching Manatees We observed manatees eating vegetation provided by our team at the Temporary Field Response Station for the first time yesterday. While this is an encouraging step, we do not yet know if this behavior will continue. Our expert staff are continuing to provide food, monitor manatees onsite and are assisting and responding to manatees affected by the Unusual Mortality Event along the Atlantic coast. Want to help manatees? Don’t try to feed them yourself –

🎥: bluelifewild // The ocean's largest herbivore, the manatee, feeds on 60 species of submerged, shoreline, and floating plants. Their diet is a big reason why manatees are such a good indicator of the overall health of their marine ecosystem. Often referred to as "Sentinel species," manatees can indicate a severe environmental change before humans or other species are affected. When manatees are prospering, it indicates that their immediate environment is flourishing with life. | Ocean Conserv

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