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Bye-Bye Rae, Hello Cadbury!

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Channel: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium · 2014 · Pets & Animals

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The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is pleased to announce that Rae, the little manatee that had been part of a rehabilitation program, will soon be reintroduced into the wild.   
Rae was rescued in July 2012, when she was found swimming alone in Key Largo. Suffering from hunger and dehydration, Rae received immediate critical care at the Miami Seaquarium. She was transported to the Columbus Zoo for rehabilitation in October of 2013 and has since grown from 430 pounds to an estimated 700 pounds.  
Fully recovered, Rae traveled back to the Miami Seaquarium last Friday. She is scheduled to be released into the Florida waters early 2015. 
The Zoo staff returned from Miami with Cadbury, a male calf found swimming without his mother for two days in Key Largo. He weighed only 94 pounds when he was rescued in April. He has since gained 128 pounds. 
Cadbury joined Stubby at the Zoo’s 300,000-gallon Manatee Coast pool on Sunday, becoming the 21st manatee to be cared for at the Zoo. Cadbury will have access to pools both viewable to guests as well as behind-the-scenes areas while he is acclimating to his new environment.
As part of the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP), the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a second-stage rehabilitation facility that provides a temporary home for manatees until they are ready for release back to the wild. 
The MRP is a cooperative group of non-profit, private, state, and federal entities who work together to monitor the health and survival of rehabilitated and released manatees. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was the first program partner outside of the state of Florida and one of only two facilities outside of Florida to care for manatees.
Information about manatees currently being tracked is available at www.manateerescue.org. The endangered Florida manatee is at risk from both natural and man-made causes of injury and mortality. Exposure to red tide, cold stress, and disease are all natural problems that can affect manatees. Human-caused threats include boat strikes, crushing by flood gates or locks, and entanglement in or ingestion of fishing gear.
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium supports field conservation projects for three of four living species of manatees through its Conservation Fund.  Providing grants to researchers on three continents (North America, South America and Africa), the Zoo contributes to rescue and rehabilitation in Florida, environmental education focused on the Amazonian manatee in Colombia, and critical population surveys for the least known species: the West African manatee.
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Home to more than 10,000 animals representing over 575 species from around the globe, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium leads and inspires by connecting people and wildlife. The Zoo complex is a recreational and education destination that includes the 22-acre Zoombezi Bay water park and 18-hole Safari Golf Course. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium also operates the Wilds, a 10,000-acre conservation center and safari park located in southeastern Ohio. The Zoo is a regional attraction with global impact; annually contributing more than $2 million of privately raised funds to support conservation projects worldwide. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Columbus Zoo has earned Charity Navigator’s prestigious 4-star rating.

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