Kobees Blog

Blue Spring State Park – Popular Winter Haven For Manatees

05/27/2014

Nothing can match the beauty, serenity, and majesty of Blue Spring State Park located in Orange City, Florida. It’s a short 35-minute drive just north of Orlando. The park is home to the largest spring on the St. Johns River. The spring...

Red Tide: A Manatee’s Personal Danger

05/08/2014

I really don’t have any enemies to speak of. Even sharks won’t bother me! However there’s one nightmare I have to deal with from time to time. It’s called red tide. Red tide is made up of microscopic water plants (algae). These...

Red Tide: A Manatee Nightmare

05/07/2014

How can it be that insanely small microscopic algae called Karenia brevis, known as red tide, has the ability to kill hundreds of large majestic manatees in a very short period of time? It’s because of the deadly toxin they produce which...

Manatees and Florida

05/06/2014

Most manatees stay in Florida all year. Only a small percentage (less than 10%) leave Florida in the warm months. ~Kobee