Hmm, let me see if I grasp the essentials:  Mark was told that a group of conspiracy nut jobs think this particular ocean-based manatee was chipped by the government to help track and control weather. Okay, that conforms with the kind of stupid ignorance we see on social media and some news networks.

Furthermore, as Max the Manatee is in danger of being abducted, it also makes perfect sense to send Mark Trail the Nature Journalist to Florida to protect it, rather than employ armed guards, for example.

But if there is any hope for sanity and logic, Mark’s idea of being a guardian will turn out to be a fantasy when Mark discovers there is already a crew of private security along for the ride to the ocean, and he’ll be restricted to actually just being a reporter.