Rare Manatee Sighting Off The Coast of Mashpee

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Amanate was spotted in the estuary waters off mash Piano
now viral video that same gray floating behemoth was beached
in Mattapoison just days prior before officials could get there,
though bystanders pushed the manatee back in. I'd love to
see them.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
May be great.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
They know it's the same manatee based off scratch marks.
This fella is a wanderer without a doubt. Aaron Burke,
of the state's Division of Marine Fisheries tells me there's
not much food for them to munch on up here,
and that the International Fund for Animal Welfare wants to
do a preemptive rescue since the sea cow is looking
rather skinny.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
May'all find one out voting if I ever do.

Speaker 1 (00:34):
Every so often amanate finds its way up here. The
last confirmed sighting was nearly a decade ago in the
same area. Jay Willett WBZ, Boston's news radio