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Manatee has 'Trump' carved into its back - paper

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Gabriella Borter, Reuters

<p>NAPLES, Florida - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened an investigation into the harassment of a manatee which was found in a Florida river with the word &quot;Trump&quot; scraped into its back, a local newspaper reported on Monday.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">⚠️HELP FIND WHO MUTILATED A MANATEE: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating who carved the word &quot;Trump&quot; on a Florida manatee. USFWS is looking for any information: cal Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation hotline at 888-404-3922. <a href="https://t.co/FXQ2l3fYTj">https://t.co/FXQ2l3fYTj</a> <a href="https://t.co/jI9kL1BNe5">pic.twitter.com/jI9kL1BNe5</a></p>— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1348691563619233795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2021</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>The injured manatee was found on Sunday in the headwaters of the Homosassa River on the state&#x27;s west coast, about 100 miles (160 km) west of Orlando, the Citrus County Chronicle reported.</p><p>A spokeswoman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not immediately return a request for comment.</p><p>The Chronicle published a video showing an underwater view of the slow-moving mammal, with the word &quot;Trump&quot; etched in big letters into its back. The manner in which the letters were engraved was not immediately clear.</p><p>The Tucson, Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity on Monday said it was offering a $5,000 reward for information &quot;leading to a conviction for the cruel and illegal mutilation.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It’s clear that whoever harmed this defenseless, gentle giant is capable of doing grave violence and needs to be apprehended immediately,&quot; Jaclyn Lopez, the nonprofit group&#x27;s Florida director, said in a statement.</p><p>Manatees, nicknamed &quot;sea cows,&quot; are protected under the Endangered Species Act, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service&#x27;s website.</p><p>Harassment of a manatee is a federal offense punishable by a fine of up to $50,000 and/or up to one year in prison.<strong> (Reporting by Gabriella Borter; editing by Jonathan Oatis)</strong></p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hWjqnr6R3nY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i_4ndTRDshs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>NAPLES, Florida - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened an investigation into the harassment of a manatee which was found in a Florida river with the word "Trump" scraped into its back, a local newspaper reported on Monday.</p>

NAPLES, Florida - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened an investigation into the harassment of a manatee which was found in a Florida river with the word "Trump" scraped into its back, a local newspaper reported on Monday.

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Manatee has 'Trump' carved into its back - paper

Gabriella Borter,

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Published January 12, 2021 07:25 AM PHT

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