Florida Manatees

Kobee Manatee Makes BIG Splash on NBC Los Angeles!

11/08/2022

Greetings … Great News for you! Kobee Manatee® debuts on NBC’s Channel 4 in Los Angeles and he makes a BIG Splash! The news segment is called, California Live and airs in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. KNBC recently celebrated 72 years of award-winning news for the west...

Monster Hurricane Ian Eats Everything in its Path!

10/13/2022

Greetings … Hurricane Ian, a strong Category 4 storm devastated everything in its path on the west coast of Florida. The monster dumped as much as 17 inches of rain in areas. And as of this writing, the St. Johns River is still above its flood stage,...

Kobee Manatee’s Climate Change Wins Prestigious IBPA Silver Ben Franklin Award!

05/09/2022

Kobee Manatee’s Climate Change Wins Prestigious IBPA Silver Ben Franklin Award! Greetings – I have some great news for you! We recently won the prestigious IBPA Silver Ben Franklin Award for our newest installment: Kobee Manatee® Climate Change and The Great Blue Hole Hazard. Who is...

Grab the Kiddos – Read a Children’s Book Today For International Children’s Book Day!

04/02/2022

Award-Winning Kobee Manatee Children’s Books shown on a gift shop display. Greetings to you! It’s time to celebrate International Children’s Book Day! So, what exactly is defined as a children’s book? According to the Library of Congress, “Children’s Literature is defined as material written and produced...

March is Seagrass Awareness Month!

03/22/2022

Greetings to you! This month I’d like to talk about the celebration of March being Seagrass Awareness Month! What is seagrass? According to the National Wildlife Federation, “Seagrasses are underwater plants that evolved from land plants. They are like terrestrial plants in that they have...

Discover the Awesome Magic of the Orange City, Blue Spring Manatee Festival January 22nd and January 23rd!

01/21/2022

Very warm greetings to you! Yes – it’s that time of year once again when all of us manatees celebrate! Celebrate where? At the 37th Annual Manatee Festival on Saturday, January 22nd and Sunday, January 23rdat Blue Spring State Park! This 2,600-acre park is...

Dr. Tracy Fanara aka Inspector Planet Uncovers Extraordinary Science Nuggets!

12/19/2021

Dr. Tracy Fanara, NOAA Scientist is at the top of her game, doing what she does best – Environmental Science Research. Greetings to you! In this blog, I’d like to introduce you to my friend and colleague, Dr. Tracy Fanara. Tracy’s current position...

Manatee Awareness Month – Manatee Facts!

11/20/2020

Greetings – Happy Manatee Awareness Month! To celebrate manatees, here’s a blog on manatee facts. The manatee is a large marine mammal with a paddle-shaped tail and two flippers. Interestingly, the manatee is closely related to elephants. Yours truly is actually a Florida manatee. I’m also known...

Fossils Show Ice Age Manatees lived in Texas!

10/06/2020

Greetings! Here’s some more awesome manatee news for you! You may already know that during the summer months, some adventurous and curious manatees (Florida manatees and Antillean manatees) leave Florida and Mexico and check out the coasts of Texas. And when fall...

Can Manatees Get West Nile Virus?

08/27/2020

Greetings! We all know that nasty itch from a mosquito bite, along with the possibility of the pesky inscet injecting a disease such as West Nile Virus. With that said, can a mosquito bite a manatee and possibly give it West Nile Virus? Absolutely! Mosquitoes...