Cooley the manatee has been rescued again—this time nearly losing her flipper to a fishing line.

This isn’t a freak accident. It’s the second time she’s been tangled. Her own mother, Dually, has been rescued more than a dozen times for the exact same thing. This is what happens when discarded fishing line is left floating in Florida’s waters with no accountability.

Fishing line entanglement is one of the most common—and most preventable—threats to manatees. And yet, Florida still has no statewide recycling law, no ban on single-use line, and no real enforcement for careless disposal.

We’re calling on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and state lawmakers to act now:

Make this Cooley’s last rescue.

Florida must install mandatory fishing line recycling stations at all public docks and piers, launch statewide disposal awareness campaigns, and create real enforcement for violations.

If we don’t change course, Cooley—and thousands like her—will keep getting caught in the same deadly trap.

Sign this petition if you believe Cooley’s survival should mean something. Let her story lead to real protection for the species she represents.

[Photo Credit: Palm Beach Post]