Wildlilfe officials looking for missing manatees
Tracking devices fall off sea cows
Angela Rozier
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Boaters are being asked to be on the lookout for two missing manatees, Holly and Bernice.The manatees were raised by the Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership. The organization is known for releasing rehabilitated manatees back into the wild.Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Research Administrator Thomas Reinert said both manatees have lost the tracking devices that were attached to their tails.Reinert said it's important that the tracking device is re-attached, because they need to be able to follow them and make sure they can be fully rehabilitated."We want to make sure that they are finding feeding grounds, they are integrating with other manatees and then most importantly that they find their way to a warm-water source in the winter," Reinert said.Anyone who sees a manatee with just a belt or tether is asked to call the wildlife alert hotline at 888-404-3922.More From WPBF: Email alerts | Mobile | Social9146236
NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. —
Boaters are being asked to be on the lookout for two missing manatees, Holly and Bernice.
The manatees were raised by the Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership. The organization is known for releasing rehabilitated manatees back into the wild.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Research Administrator Thomas Reinert said both manatees have lost the tracking devices that were attached to their tails.
Reinert said it's important that the tracking device is re-attached, because they need to be able to follow them and make sure they can be fully rehabilitated.
"We want to make sure that they are finding feeding grounds, they are integrating with other manatees and then most importantly that they find their way to a warm-water source in the winter," Reinert said.
Anyone who sees a manatee with just a belt or tether is asked to call the wildlife alert hotline at 888-404-3922.
More From WPBF: Email alerts | Mobile | Social