According to First Coast News, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is looking into the death of a manatee that was discovered in a canal near Largo. The unhappy animal was discovered yesterday morning by locals in the neighborhood close to the location. “We saw this big grey mound sitting on this marsh over here and my wife said, ‘What is that?'” Peter Lang, a local resident, described the finding in a statement that First Coast News was able to receive. It’s not a rock. Never before has it been there. When I got into the kayak and went over, I discovered that the manatee was dead. It’s lying on its back. It appeared to have wounds all over it and was motionless.
According to FOX 13, neighbors expressed worry that the manatee appeared to have been shot several times, and FWC authorities are working to fully ascertain the cause of death. In an attempt to piece together the incident’s specifics, the FWC is working in tandem with local law enforcement and its own biologists.
The FWC officers are actively working with local professionals to recover and examine the manatee, according to a report from mysuncoast.com.
Details about the manatee’s condition and the reason of death are still unknown as investigators carry out a comprehensive analysis. To help with their continuing investigation, the FWC is urging anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
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