West African Manatee

Celebrate November – It’s “Manatee Awareness” Month!

11/01/2026

Greetings to you! It’s that time of year again when we celebrate the unique, friendly and curious manatee. The month of November is “Manatee Awareness Month!” Manatee Awareness Month is celebrated every November. And this celebration helps raise awareness about protecting Florida’s beloved...

Celebrate November Because it’s Manatee Awareness Month

11/03/2024

Greetings! November is Manatee Awareness Month! MAM for short. In 1979 former Florida Governor Bob Graham declared Manatee Awareness Month. During that time, the state began classifying manatee protection zones, which are regions known to be manatee winter gathering spots. Manatees are threatened marine mammals...

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...

Manatee Facts – Knowledge Challenge 12

05/05/2020

Greetings! Here are some more awesome manatee facts for you. Florida Manatees, (yours truly :-)) actually belong to the order Sirenia and are a subspecies of the West Indian manatee. The other subspecies of the West Indian manatee is called the Antillean manatee. The United States...

Manatee Facts – Knowledge Challenge 4

11/20/2019

Greetings! It’s time for continuing my blog on more manatee trivia for you. So here is the fourth installment. The feedback I’m getting is that you like the question and answer formant! It’s worth repeating that we manatees are very large marine mammals...

Global Manatee Interest Soars – Thanks to China’s “Chimelong Ocean Kingdom” Winner of 5 Guinness World Records!

06/27/2018

Visitors enjoying the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom theme park in Zhuhai, China. Photo: Stefan Zwanzger Greetings! Here’s some record-breaking news that really makes a BIG Splash for you… …The Chimelong Ocean Kingdom theme park located in Zhuhai, China is considered the world’s largest...