Manatee Awareness Month

Introducing the Iconic Amazonian Manatee!

05/04/2024

Greetings to you! Here’s some awesome facts about the iconic Amazonian Manatee. This manatee is unique to the Sirenian species because it’s the only one that lives exclusively in freshwater environments! And these environments are found in the Amazon basin of South America. And of all Sirenians, the...

Celebrate November – It’s Manatee Awareness Month!

11/03/2023

Greetings! Did you know that November is Manatee Awareness Month? Manatee Awareness Month was declared in 1979 by former Florida Governor Bob Graham. During that time, the state began classifying manatee protection zones, which are regions known to be manatee winter gathering spots. Manatees...

Celebrate the Manatee Every Day in November!

11/20/2022

Greetings! It’s that special time of the year again when we celebrate manatees because November is Manatee Awareness Month! Yes, as the temperatures are now cooling down, all manatees begin seeking the naturally warmer spring waters in Florida. And these springs stay at 72 degrees Fahrenheit...

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...

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...

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...

November is “Manatee Awareness” Month!

10/29/2020

Greetings! It’s time to celebrate manatees once again because November is Manatee Awareness Month! Yes, it’s that time of year when us manatees begin seeking the naturally warmer spring waters in Florida as the temperatures start to cool off. And thanks to my good friends at Save...

Tracing the Roots of November’s “Manatee Awareness” Month

11/06/2019

Greetings! In this blog, I would like to talk about the history of Manatee Awareness Month! It was back in 2005, when the state of Florida declared November would be the month to make people aware of not only manatees, but also large aquatic...

What’s the History of “Manatee Awareness” Month?

11/14/2018

The rare and threatened Florida manatee enjoying the balmy warm water at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida. Greetings! I recently blogged about how November is Manatee Awareness Month! In this blog, I would like to talk about the history...

November is “Manatee Awareness” Month!

11/05/2018

Florida Manatees swimming and enjoying the warm 72 degrees Fahrenheit clear water at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida (Photo: Robert Scott Thayer) Greetings! It’s time to celebrate once again because November is Manatee Awareness Month! Yes, it’s that time...
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