THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, August 26, 1995 TAG: 9508260409
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A4 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: NEW HAVEN, CONN. LENGTH: Short : 26 lines
Marine biologists lost track of a wayward manatee on a history-making odyssey along the East Coast when a radio transmitter tethered to the animal fell off.
The 1,200-pound sea cow, nicknamed Chessie, headed north from Florida two months ago and was last seen along the shore of Connecticut's Long Island Sound, after it apparently reversed direction to warmer waters.
Scientists said Thursday the transmitter was recovered off the coast of New Haven. They believe the manatee lost the radio buoy Tuesday after the mammal became entangled. Now biologists don't know exactly where it is.
Chessie first shocked scientists last year when it was spotted in Virginia's Chesapeake Bay. by CNB