Lettuce on the menu to slow manatee starvation

A manatee floats in the warm water of a Florida Power & Light discharge canal in Fort Lauderdale. (LYNNE SLADKY/Associated Press)
A manatee floats in the warm water of a Florida Power & Light discharge canal in Fort Lauderdale. (LYNNE SLADKY/Associated Press)

ST. PETERSBURG — Lettuce will be on the menu again this year for Florida manatees as part of an effort to slow the starvation deaths of the beloved marine mammals, wildlife officials said Wednesday.

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