{"id":659664,"date":"2013-05-22T17:46:07","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T21:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=231652"},"modified":"2013-05-22T17:46:07","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T21:46:07","slug":"man-cannonballs-manatee-posts-video-to-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/659664","title":{"rendered":"Man Cannonballs Manatee, Posts Video To Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida wildlife officials are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxtampabay.com\/story\/22295021\/2013\/05\/20\/video-shows-man-harassing-manatees\">investigating<\/a> a video posted to Facebook last year that shows a man jumping into a body of water&#8230;right on top of a manatee which was swimming with another of its kind. Investigators believe they are a mother and calf.<\/p>\n<p>The man can be heard laughing with his friends&#8211;who apparently baited the manatees by running fresh water from a hose&#8211;right before he jumps onto the creatures. The men could face a $25,000 fine for violating the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act, a misdemeanor. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s sad,&#8221; FWC Officer <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.orlandosentinel.com\/2013-05-21\/news\/os-manatee-cannonball-20130521_1_two-manatees-endangered-manatees-sea-cow\">Lenny Salberg said<\/a>. &#8220;Here you have a manatee just swimming down a canal not hurting anyone. To actually go out of your way to harm them, what would make you want to do that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/wtvt.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=550076;hostDomain=www.myfoxtampabay.com;playerWidth=630;playerHeight=355;isShowIcon=true;clipId=8900206;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=overlay;galleryType=wnstory;galleryId=22295021'><\/script><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxtampabay.com\/\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=CT4xXPGlb1o:Kv4f4xfcXgQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=CT4xXPGlb1o:Kv4f4xfcXgQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=CT4xXPGlb1o:Kv4f4xfcXgQ:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=CT4xXPGlb1o:Kv4f4xfcXgQ:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=CT4xXPGlb1o:Kv4f4xfcXgQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=CT4xXPGlb1o:Kv4f4xfcXgQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=CT4xXPGlb1o:Kv4f4xfcXgQ:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=CT4xXPGlb1o:Kv4f4xfcXgQ:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=CT4xXPGlb1o:Kv4f4xfcXgQ:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/CT4xXPGlb1o\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida wildlife officials are investigating a video posted to Facebook last year that shows a man jumping into a body of water&#8230;right on top of a manatee which was swimming with another of its kind. 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