14 DAY TRIAL // Yesterday, February 2, well over 300 manatees swam into Florida's Three Sisters Springs over the course of just a few hours. The animals gathered around in the central pool and refused to leave.
According to officials with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, it was because of a rise in local tides that the aquatic creatures managed to reach The Three Sisters Springs in such large numbers.
It is said that the reason the manatees moved into the central pool of Florida's Three Sisters Springs was that they were looking to keep warm.
Thus, it often happens for such animals to head to shallow springs when temperatures drop and their usual aquatic homes become a tad too cold for them to handle.
Looking to protect the manatees, Fish and Wildlife Service officials, together with volunteers, closed down the Three Sisters Springs wildlife park, DM tells us.
More precisely, it is understood that walkways were blocked and that the folks who were at that time visiting the park were sent home. For the time being, it is unclear when the park will reopen.
Wildlife experts promise that they will keep a close eye on the animals in the days to come and that this wildlife park in Florida will remain closed until the manatees swimming in its waters are perfectly safe.
