Visit to Manatee Rescue Reserve

In Inquitos, on the Amazon, a privately funded Rescue. The Manatee of the Amazon is an endangered species. It's only predator is man. Once hunted due to it's size for food and the fat used for fuel, it is now illegal. However, resorts and residents of the Amazon capture the young as pets. Through education, the Amazon residents turn in their neighbors. The Rescue nourishes the babies, which need milk for 2 years and have returned 8 Manatees to the Amazon in the past 4 years.