SeaWorld Orlando is caring for a cold stressed manatee that it rescued over the weekend from the Magnolia River in Alabama.
The SeaWorld Orlando Animal Rescue Team traveled approximately 500 miles to Magnolia Springs, Alabama, to rescue the adult male.
The 9-foot-long, 785-pound manatee was successfully rescued late Saturday afternoon by the SeaWorld team, alongside the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Upon arrival at SeaWorld Orlando, the manatee underwent a full health examination and was given fluids and antibiotics to treat possible infection.
Over the next several weeks, the SeaWorld Orlando Animal Rescue team will closely monitor the manatee's progress. This is the second time, within the last three weeks, that the Animal Rescue Team has traveled outside of Florida to assist with rescuing a cold-stressed manatee. The team is currently providing around-the-clock care for seven cold-stressed manatees. This is the first manatee rescued of 2015.
If you see an injured marine animal, you can help by calling the FWC hotline at 1-888-404-3922 or by dialing *FWC on a cellular device.