I saw this and was completely disgusted. The amount of hatred and insensitivity someone would have in their heart to do this to a poor animal. Shame on them. This is a crime

Whoever did this should have "manatee" branded on their forehead

Thanks for doing a video on this topic!

I can’t believe we let politics do this to us. 😔

I personally dont think wildlife needs to be brought into anything human related...idk what side did it, left or right, but it doesn't matter. No one should do this kind of stuff..

This is the first time I'm seeing this and I am absolutely disgusted. With recent events and everything else going on, people should be caring about their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others- not trying to hurt, harm, injure others. Who does this? To a manatee? It's downright cruel to bring animals into politics like this, marking, carving, engraving a name onto an animal's back like it's a wooden board or a billboard. I hope the person, people, and other included in on that feel ashamed for themselves and I hope that they get what they deserve. Poor manatee. I'm glad you talked about this topic because I bet any other comments or feedback given to this doesn't go as in depth or support the very importance of endangered manatees as well as you do.

Really sad to see this happening. That poor manatee might have those scars for the rest of their life

The vid on Instagram almost made me cry omg 😭😭

Oh the hu-manatee!!

Thank you so much for sharing this & doing all you do!

Oh, I thought they punctured skin, looks like they just moved the algae around.

I feel very disheartened to hear this news. We should preserve our wildlife for our future generations, we are just tenants on earth.

Sea cows, land cows, sky cows... let's just leave all the cows alone.

Thank you

Somewhat unrelated by my neighbors leave their dog chained up on the sidewalk(gated in at least) in Texas. Not just during summer but during December and January where temperatures reach freezing or worse. They kinds of people who abuse animals can be your neighbors and friends. They legitimately do not care about the well-being of animals.

Some stupid horrible stuff here, it’s a living being

Oh my God...

Was the manatee alive still? I haven't seen this till now 😲

I want to be wildlife biologist someday

Wow, and I thought it was arrogant when a British surgeon admitted to carving his name into people's livers. If someone has the tools to harass a manatee, they can definitely afford to pay a $50,000 fine.

Omg whyyyyy poor animals ughhh 🥺

I love that you made a video on this topic, I hope the person who did this gets what they deserve T_T this makes me want to cry.

Heyy! Kat, i have a question. Which fields can i join after doing bachelors in environmental science? Please reply😊

Probably jessie

I would call myself a moderate Republican. I prefer Trump over Biden because of my pro-life and limited government beliefs, even though I recognize that he has said/done some unwise things. However, the damage to this manatee is absolutely unacceptable. Voice your opinion [respectfully] online or at the dinner table. Leave wildlife and their habitats out of this mess. Freedom of speech is very important to me, but the line between freedom and crime is crossed when you abuse animals. Thank you for bringing this atrocity to my attention, Kristina.

we have to save the manatees

Now let's take it a step further and talk about how National Parks are politically charged as well.

like no. 100

Sad

The Manatee most likely enjoyed getting his/her back scratched. I grew up on the florida coast and have pet plenty of them. They'll come right up to you and want to be pet. They didn't write with algae. They rubbed algae off.

I hate politics, I hate it, hate it, HATE IT!!!! It's amazing that people allow that topic to make them do things like this. Why do we have to use manatees as political billboards!!?? Are we really THAT much better than manatees all of a sudden?? When's the last time you've heard of a manatee stealing something? You don't see manatees getting drunk or doing drugs do ya?? Compared with humans, manatees are angels related to hyraxes and elephants who evolved from a semi-aquatic mammal (maybe like Moeritherum) that unlike many other animals are guaranteed NEVER to cause anyone problems!!!!!

how could someone do that😭 regardless of political views,, ITS ANIMAL CRUELTY!! poor baby 😭

can we all agree to leave sea creatures out of this bullshit

You will get a job in wildlife please

I wasnt surprised..pissed that someone done that, but to see TRUMP on an animal, kinda tells a story in a way, explains something, tells...well...lol, ya get where I'm going with this

Triggered lefties are hilarious. Hahahahha trump2020!!