Greetings! Manatee season recently ended here in Florida. But that’s not stopping me from continuing the awesome manatee fun! Here’s a quick rundown on 11 marvelous manatee facts! Manatees are Marine Mammals Manatees and dugongs are marine mammals. Marine means we live our entire life in the water and mammal means we breathe air just like humans breathe…
Greetings! Unfortunately, I have more sobering news for you on climate change. In a recent study, scientists say climate change is to blame for “declines in the Colorado River’s flow.” The study conducted by US Geological Survey scientists Chris Milly and Krista A. Dunne recently published in the journal Science – “adds urgency to efforts to protect one of the…
(Photo: FOX 13 Tampa Bay) Awesome News! I just learned one of the Tampa Bay Police Department officers took this fascinating photo of a manatee keeping a scared dog company during its rescue from the Hillsborough River! Police said neighbors heard “noises and whimpering,” as they saw a dog “struggling near the bank.” The manatee…
(Photo: The Daytona Beach News-Journal/David Tucker) I just opened a new seamail and discovered my buddy, Rizzo the manatee, was released into the Tomoka River! It was back in February when Rizzo was discovered by Lt. Stacey Baer. He was suffering from cold stress. Lt. Baer is a law enforcement officer with the Florida Fish…
(Photo: Clearwater Marine Aquarium/FWC) Great news – I just learned that one of my manatee friends and her calf were rescued in Allen Creek, which is located within Clearwater, Florida. Kudos to both the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Clearwater Marine Aquarium! When over a dozen rescuers arrived at the…
Great news from south Florida! I just got a seamail stating the Miami Seaquarium released my pal Meeka! She was released near Lake Okeechobee. Meeka was found and rescued in Indiantown, Florida just east of Lake Okeechobee, on March 26, 2014. She had 5 broken ribs and boat hull scrapes. Miami Seaquarium is an acute…
I just read a new report from my good friend Dr. Katie Tripp. She is the Save the Manatee Club’s Director of Science and Conservation. Dr. Tripp talks about how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is not looking at all of our manatee facts in their decision process to consider downlisting us. Dr.…
Photo Credit by Robert Bonde, USGS I was just checking out a Facebook post by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and found out they were talking about us manatees. Now how cool is that? Here’s what they said: “Here’s Looking at You Kid – Meet a Florida Manatee” “In 1493 Christopher Columbus possibly mistook…
I SeaWorld Images I just learned that SeaWorld rescued an injured manatee from the Indian River in Port St. John, Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was monitoring the manatee for a few days. They noticed that it was not going under water and it seemed to have been hit by a watercraft.…
Can you believe it? My buddy – Snooty the manatee will be 66 years old on Monday, July 21st! He’ s the oldest manatee on record. Snooty was born on July 21, 1948 at the old Miami Aquarium and Tackle Company. Snooty weighs in at 1,100 pounds and he is 9 feet, 8 inches in…
