FISCE

“N'aie pas peur mon ami. Nous sommes là pour t'aider.” - Jacques Cousteau, Miami, 1972

“Don’t be afraid, my friend. We’re here to help you.”

The short version: According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Sewer Sam, the first documented, rescued Florida manatee, was rehabilitated at Three Sisters Springs in 1972 by Jacques Cousteau.

Here’s the story (as summarized by CoPilot AI): Sewer Sam was the first documented and rescued Florida manatee in history. In 1972, the renowned oceanographer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau and his team rescued Sam from a Miami sewer system, where he had become trapped and injured. Cousteau and his crew brought him to Three Sisters Springs in Kings Bay, Citrus County, Florida, a natural warm-water refuge for manatees.

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Did you catch the F5 in this week’s newsletter? This week featured Marjory Stoneman Douglas, affectionately known as “Mother Everglades,” whose advocacy helped protect one of Florida’s most important natural treasures.

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