The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) mentioned the animal was noticed within the Quonochontaug Pond.
The manatee is being monitored by DEM, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Mystic Aquarium.
Officials mentioned the final time a manatee was reported in southern New England was 2016.
A manatee was noticed off the coast of Cape Cod, mentioned DEM.
Manatees want heat waters and normally keep close to the Florida Peninsula and Gulf Coast through the winter, environmental officers mentioned.
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“Manatees can travel hundreds of miles throughout the year, and while they are rarely found in the #OceanState, they have been seen in our waters before, including in 2006 and 2016,” mentioned DEM.
Source: www.9news.com.au
