The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has documented an additional 15 manatee deaths in Lee County since announcing the deaths of 25 manatees last week from a cold stress event around Manatee Park.
While the more recent deaths haven’t been given a singular cause, the majority are believed to be due to cold stress with one of the deaths due to a watercraft collision in the Orange River off Fort Myers.
There were 40 manatee deaths recorded in Lee County between Feb. 14 and Feb. 20…