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    Rescuers struggle to save sick manatees

    A deadly algae bloom that killed a record number of manatees has dissipated, though the death toll for the endangered sea mammals continues to rise, Florida wildlife officials said on April 4.

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    1. A rescued manatee, suffering from exposure to Red Tide is treated at Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida
    2. Ward, Anger, Edmonds, Poole and Di Jenno comfort a rescued manatee as it is treated with anitbiotics at Tampa
    3. Park visitors look on as Anger and other manatee rehab care team members treat a rescued manatee at Tampa
    4. Manatee rehab care team members hold down a rescued manatee as it is treated at Tampa
    5. Manatee rehab team members take a blood sample from a rescued manatee during treatment at Tampa
    6. Manatee rehab team members hold down a rescued manatee during treatment at the David A. Straz Jr. Manatee Hospital at Tampa
    7. Manatee rehab team members Ward and Edmonds wait for a rescued manatee to swim into a critical care holding tank at the David A. Straz Jr. Manatee Hospital at Tampa
    8. Manatee rehab care team member Edmonds waits for a manatee to enter a critical care tank for treatment at Tampa
    9. A rescued manatee, suffering from exposure to Red Tide in Southwest Florida, comes up for air as it swims into a critical care tank during treatment at Tampa
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