A major announcement about manatee funding before the governor signs the state's new 112-billion-dollar budget into law. Governor Ron DeSantis announcing more than 30-million-dollars will go toward protecting Florida's manatees and their habitats. He says the money will expand acute care facilities to treat injured manatees, help with habitat restoration and rescue and recovery efforts. An estimated 1-thousand-101 manatees died last year, marking Florida's worst year on record.