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Five Amazonian Manatees released back into the wild

Juan Sanchez keeps Victoria wet while while several others hold her down as a tracking device is attached to her fin. Centro de Rescate Amazónico near Iquitos, Perú, released five endangered Amazonian Manatees back into their habitat in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve after about three years of rehabilitating the rescued mammals. It was the first release in Perú.

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Juan Sanchez keeps Victoria wet while while several others hold her down as a tracking device is attached to her fin. Centro de Rescate Amazónico near Iquitos, Perú, released five endangered Amazonian Manatees back into their habitat in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve after about three years of rehabilitating the rescued mammals. It was the first release in Perú.