Some beachgoers at one Florida beach were caught on drone video illegally touching and even chasing some manatees.
INDIAN SHORES, Fla. - The conventional wisdom when you spot an endangered manatee in Florida is to admire them from a distance.
The video from Michael McCarthy’s drone shows a group of manatees known as an aggregation at an Indian Shores beach.As McCarthy points out in the video, most people were respectful, but not everyone.McCarthy, who owns See Through Canoe, often looks for marine life to record with his drone, and this is not what he wanted to find.
“It’s a little surprising But not uncommon for things like this to happen,” said Marie Filipek, senior animal care professional at Zoo Tampa. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said to call them at 1-800-404-FWCC if you see people harassing manatees in Florida. That includes disturbing the herds in any way.McCarthy said he reported this encounter to FWC, but there’s no word if anything came of it.
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