Florida Manatees

Discover the Revamped Manatee Viewing Center at Apollo Beach

10/22/2014

Great News! The Manatee Viewing Center at Tampa Electric’s Apollo Beach has a cool new upgrade for you. It is slated to open its 29th season on Saturday, November 1st. And with the start of its 2014–2015 season, the facility will...

Manatee and Calf Rescued in Allen Creek!

09/03/2014

(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)...

Miami Seaquarium Released My Friend Meeka!

08/14/2014

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...

FWS Reviewers Should Weigh All of Our Manatee Facts before Downlisting

08/07/2014

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...

USGS Talks About Us Manatees and the Christopher Columbus Discovery!

08/04/2014

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...

Snooty the Manatee Turns 66!

07/17/2014

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...

Feds Reviewing Manatee Endangered Status

07/03/2014

I just heard that the U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service is reviewing the status of us manatees. They may change our status from endangered to threatened. There are two sides of people who are involved with this issue. One side...

Manatee Ancestors were Land Animals!

06/24/2014

When talking about long ago ancestors of the manatee and its close relative, the dugong, I bet you would never think that land animals were related to them. Well – it’s true! In fact, there are three land animals directly related to...

2014 Florida Manatee Population

06/18/2014

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC), as of January 2014, the manatee population was approximately 4,831. Their population count is recorded from aerial observation. These manatee aerial surveys are conducted during the winter season. This is because warm-blooded manatees...

Some Cool Manatee History for You!

05/29/2014

We manatees have been on the planet for a very long time. In fact, our fossils have been found all around the world. But it is both Florida and the Caribbean that have evidence of us dating back some 50 million years!...