The friendly giant was the first successful rescue from North Carolina and was rehabilitated by SeaWorld before being released in the Tampa Bay area.

Pamlico, a 9-foot female manatee, has been released back into the wild in Florida after being the first manatee ever successfully rescued in North Carolina.

Pamlico, the 9-foot female manatee rescued last fall, has been released into the Tampa Bay by staff from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation.

Pamlico, an 855-pound, 9-foot manatee, has been successfully released back into the ocean after being rescued from the Tar River in Nov

A manatee rescued from the Tar River in November has been medically cleared and released back into a state and federally designated manatee sanctuary in Florida after months of recovery,

The first manatee ever rescued in North Carolina was released back into the wild Thursday after spending a few weeks recovering at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. The manatee had been found by biologists lethargic and malnourished in mid-November in a drainage canal,

The Fish and Wildlife Service said this successful manatee rescue was the state’s first since they began keeping records in the 1970s. In 2021, officials said a manatee was foun