Stranded Manatee Rescued by Bulldozer | The Dodo

This stranded manatee is rescued by a bulldozer!

Special thanks to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (on Instagram @GeorgiaWildlife), Continental Heavy Civil Corp, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (under permits MA770191 and MA37808A) for their help in the rescue!

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[keithfulkerson]

"She returned back to Savannah", and it cuts to a picture of her back in the sand. For a second, I was like, "Oh no! Not again."

[Mama-Ames]

There are many selfless, loving people in our world who are willing to take action for the benefit of the most helpless, most innocent among us. Sadly, the media almost NEVER features these merciful angels. So I am forever grateful to The Dodo. May God bless you. For YOU are an angel too.💕🙏💕

[nikkia]

Manatees are my absolute favorite animal, ever since I was really, really young. They are the most gentle, loving and trusting animals. This just made me tear up so much... so happy to see there are still some very good humans left, even if they seem to be few and far between these days

[ptczote]

My son and I were in Daytona Beach a few years ago, and when we were out jumping waves, a surfer yelled, “Ma’am! I don’t want to scare either of you, but there is a manatee right beside you!” I looked down, and there was this humongous lady looking right at us. She lingered next to us for a few minutes, before heading towards the inlet. It was a wonderful experience I will always cherish. 🥰

[queent]

I remember helping a stranded pilot whale get back in the ocean at Melbourne Beach. So many people helped. My husband's glasses got washed away in the ocean!

[DOUBLEZZRANCH]

The way the work crew helped was GREAT! With this fuel cost & they jumped in like made me very proud of them.

[ryanmarshall]

Manatee's story: I was relaxing on the beach, getting my tan on. Then suddenly was swarmed by human ants trying to eat me! Yet I managed to escape thanks to a huge yellow rhino mowing them down!

[loonalover]

I'm so glad all of these people came to help her! This is bringing my faith in humanity back.

[nickelpeed]

When I lived in Florida, I would take my daughter to the Yacht Club marina. There would be manatees with their babies. It was like a magical world. She would giggle at their roll overs and seeing the babies come up to the top of the water. They are such gentle creatures. Wouldn't hurt anything,

[AzlianaLyana]

Really excellent effort by the team. Glad the manatee is back where it belongs. 👍😁

[mofogie]

"everyone put your backs into it" - she puts 10% effort .

[dadever-c]

It is truly heartwarming to see so many people come together, sharing their time, effort, and resources in order to save a helpless animal. Furthermore, they didn't do it for fame or fortune. They got involved because it was the right thing to do!

[crystalheart]

Poor dear soul, thank you everyone who helped in her rescue. She was so helpless.

[SimontheSiameseCat]

What an amazing animal. I’m glad they were able to save it!

[animaldomain]

I love sea pillows. I'm glad those people could save her.

[jaguarjake]

Awww manatee are such majestic creatures, I’m so glad you rescued her, she is beautiful🐶🐱🐻🦊🐯

[juliemackenzie]

Poor manatee....So glad they helped her get back into the water. They are such beautiful sweet creatures. Gentle giants. <3 :)

[constipatedsheep]

Nice to see people rescue animals. Shows the good side of humanity since most people wanna kill everything

[FeedingStreetCats]

Street cats need love❤️why people don't love them, support us to continue helping these cute cats🙋🐈🐈🙏

[brendent.]

Good to see that people still care about animals. Also, so glad it’s a she, so now I can call her Barbara even if it’s not her name.