Manatee eye-sight recovered

An Antillean manatee calf rescued in Puerto Rico was admitted to the Caribbean Manatee Conservation Center, Puerto Rico’s manatee critical care facility, with vision impairment and a condition called exophthalmia (eyes protruding). Immediately a team of veterinarians, a veterinary ophthalmologist, and marine biologists got to the task of treating the manatee calf and recovering his ...

El Centro de Conservación de Manatíes del Caribe, dirigido por la Red Caribeña de Varamientos y la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, se dedica a la conservación de manatíes en peligro de extinción a través de programas de rescate y respuesta a varamientos, rehabilitación y cuidado veterinario, investigación poblacional y alcance comunitario en Puerto Rico y el Caribe.