A male manatee calf, weighing approximately 16 kilograms, which presented some lacerations and injuries allegedly caused by propellers from boats in the area, was successfully rescued by staff from Profepa.
The Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) rescued an abandoned manatee calf in the municipality of Centla, Tabasco, in response to a report by residents of Ranchería Rivera Alta.
Federal inspectors, in coordination with personnel from the National Commission for Protected Natural Areas (Conanp) and the Management Unit for the Conservation of Wildlife (UMA) “Los Aluxes”, in Palenque, Chiapas, went to the site, locating to the specimen in a channel that connects with the Usumacinta River.
It is a male manatee calf, weighing approximately 16 kilograms, which presented some lacerations and injuries allegedly caused by propellers from boats in the area. The baby manatee also showed signs of dehydration.
The manatee is a species listed in the Official Mexican Standard 059 in the category of endangered.
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