Authorities are investigating after a manatee was found with 'TRUMP' carved into its back.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conservation have launched an investigation after a manatee was seen on video with ‘TRUMP’ carved into its back.

The animal was found with the carving over the weekend in the Blue Hole on the Homosassa River, about 90 miles west of Orlando, Florida according to the Citrus County Chronicle. The manatee appears to be uninjured otherwise.

Manatees are protected in Florida and are considered “threatened” by the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Fish and Wildlife Service or call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation hotline at 888-404-3922.

“The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is investigating the harassment of a manatee…reported to federal authorities over the weekend discovered w/ words "Trump" scraped in its back …discovered in Blue Hole on the Homosassa River” (via @CitrusChronicle )
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Insurrectioning wildlife? pic.twitter.com/PvzI3pZ5Xn
— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????? (@exavierpope) January 11, 2021

⚠️HELP FIND WHO MUTILATED A MANATEE: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating who carved the word "Trump" on a Florida manatee. USFWS is looking for any information: cal Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation hotline at 888-404-3922. https://t.co/FXQ2l3fYTj pic.twitter.com/jI9kL1BNe5
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 11, 2021

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