Thirty -three years after being rescued in Levittown, Moses, the manatee More famous in Puerto Rico, the “show” continues to steal and making its own.
This time, the iconic marine mammal decided to give an unexpected show in the fishing village of Naguabowhere he tried to get on a boat before the incredulous look of fishermen and visitors.
Between laughs and screams of “Moses, leave that quiet boat!” And “Moses believes MORSA!”, The Manatí clung to the boat.
The naughty Moses did not give up, because he continued trying to board the boat until he managed to partially sink it. Shortly after, a man dared in the water to help in the situation and make sure there was no danger.
The moment, captured in video by Carlos J. Velásquez and disseminated by the non -profit organization Conservation with sciencehe quickly became a topic of conversation on the networks.
Although the scene was comic for those present, The entity reminded the Nautas – specially to those who use aquatic motor (“Jet Skis”) – navigate with a precaution and low speed in the area, since Moses usually lodges those waters.
“Please, are attentive and slowly! With the situation, all good, boat is fine, Moses already turned away from the ramp, but is always in the area,” the organization wrote in its publication.
In March, 33 years have passed since Moses was rescued in 1991 when several fishermen found a small breeding swimming in the waters of a pipe under the bridge of Los Dominicos Avenue, in Levittown. Everything pointed to his mother had been hunted
The mammal soon became an icon in the 90s. After all, it was the first manatee rescued on the island.
When he turned two and a half, the most anticipated moment came: His release and return to wildlife.
Moses has been described as a geriatric manatee, because this species has a life expectancy between about 15 to 25 years.
Today, Moses lives completely free and her legacy is remembered for several generations with affection and nostalgia. In popular culture, it was also immortalized with a song entitled “Moses arrived from the sea”, played by the feneted singer -songwriter Tony Croatto, who narrated emotional moments in the rehabilitation and subsequent liberation of Manatí.
The recent sighting of Moses occurs at a time when the Natural and Environmental Resources Department (DRNA) Wait to prohibit, through an administrative order, the operation of “Jet-Skis” motor in the Salinas Bay, considered the area with the highest concentration of manatees in Puerto Rico And where, at the beginning of August, an adult individual of this species was killed due to the impact of the propeller of a motor vessel.
The death of the adult male was the second registered in the waters of Salinas Because of an impact of boat in less than a month, after, in July, a female was found in the nearby Jobos Bay.
Anyone who has suspicion or knowledge of some species in danger can call Vigilant Corps to 787-724-5700. You can also report these situations using the application Dolphin & Whale 911which communicates directly with the marine mammal rescue program.