Florida rescuers struggle to save manatees hit by deadly algae

By Saundra Amrhein TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – Virginia Edmonds, standing in shallow water, used her legs to slowly nudge an ailing young manatee to one side of a treatment pool. A half dozen other female members of a manatee rehabilitation team hovered close by – one with a syringe – waiting for the signal. “OK!” Edmonds called, as the others jumped in and threw a mat over the manatee to try and hold it still. …