Wayward Manatee

" What. A state protected manatee getting a first -- ride back home after staying a bit too long in New Jersey and nobody really wants to do that. He is the rogue amenity yourself they're calling. They're called sea cows you know man -- seek out whatever the plant eating aquatic mammals. With two flippers of the front and abroad spoon shaped tail you see a lot of itself with Florida and there. The boat propellers yet and it's a sad thing. Researchers were tracking this one week ended up in the little trouble and needed to be flown home in the home in this -- that you see. -- Rick bulldogs in New York newsroom I hope they charge that manatee. "

" Well I got a little bit on the price coming up you just bought Dodgers pitcher dismissed in which Jersey I know -- so upset about your feelings that are high. All right well we're tied up the two that's -- tied up the water rest and I'll bet they're gonna talk about the manatee check with a lot of folks do this is they reached their golden years they. Spend their Summers up north perhaps in New Jersey and their winters down in Florida well billion the manatee has been doing this to accept. This year he overstayed his welcome in Jersey it needed a lift back home. We have an itinerary here that you know if it wasn't made and mapped opera manatee it might as well be for your uncle max. Up from Jersey down to Florida -- 1100 pounds. Scientists have been tracking him for fifteen years he usually gets around without any problem but this year. He got trapped in the cold waters off New Jersey right by an oil refinery able places. So the federal wildlife folks had to step in the acted like full service travel agents. First they got thirty rescuers. Had to get away from that refinery that's at 300 feet of fishing net. Seven and a half hours of work but they did and then they cover billion would wet blankets they loaded -- onto a Coast Guard. C 130 cargo plane. Destination. Miami. The ten foot long seek out at a party in flight meal 300 dollars worth of let us. Once he -- he was moved via a Ryder truck for a quick shot down I 95. To the Miami sea aquarium which is a very nice aquarium by the way he was gently rolled into his new home. It's a big hot tub really 81 degree water -- it would -- gets a new friend at. A female friend. Mean humanity could get used to this he and his whole operation stepped it was conducted under absolute secrecy that it -- stressed the manatee out. And the price tag I promised you in the tens of thousands of dollars apparently including the price of that how much again. Tens of thousands of dollars and what they told us down in Miami. All right then --"