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Stingrays at the ZooTampa At Lowry Park were found dead by the veterinary team.

No answers yet after all stingrays in ZooTampa's touch tank found dead By Jennifer Holton Jennifer Holton reports TAMPA, Fla. - Once home to a dozen stingrays inside of ZooTampa, Stingray Bay sat empty Friday morning, closed to the public. An investigation continues into the death of all 12 stingrays that were in the touch tank. The zoo’s top veterinarian says it began Thursday morning. "The animal health team received a call from the animal care team that the stingrays didn’t look right," Dr. Cynthia Stringfield explained. "They weren’t being active; they weren’t coming over for foo...

ZooTampa vaccinates animals against COVID-19 Catherine Hawley reports TAMPA, Fla. - People are not the only ones who can contract COVID-19; animals can also become infected with the virus, too. A veterinary pharmaceutical company has developed a coronavirus shot for animals, and ZooTampa at Lowry Park plans to protect the wildlife in its care with the vaccine. "We’ve been very, very careful about wearing masks around the animals, not getting within six feet," explained Dr. Cynthia Stringfield, ZooTampa's senior vice president of animal health conservation and education. There have been case...

In Florida, a worrying uptick in manatee deaths AFP 4/28/2021 AFP © Eva Marie UZCATEGUI Many manatees have scars from collisions with boats, which often happen when the mammals come to the surface to breathe Baby manatee Lativa was so sick that her caregivers had to put a flotation device on her to allow her to come to the surface to breathe. Others have not been so lucky: the gentle marine mammals are dying at an unprecedented rate in Florida, and there are not enough animal hospital "beds" to handle the crisis. When two-year-old Lativa was rescued earlier this month, sh...

UpdatedMon, Apr 26, 2021 at 1:19 am ET Reply Einstein and Acorn, two ailing Florida manatee calves, investigate their temporary new home at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. (Grahm S. Jones/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium) A winch is needed to lift the heavy tanks in which the manatee calves travel by plane. (Grahm S. Jones/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium) Acorn and Einstein are released into their new temporary home in Columbus, Ohio. (Grahm S. Jones/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium) Einstein and Acorn check out their new home. (Grahm S. Jones/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium) Einstein arrived at ZooTampa in A...