Cold-Stress

Florida May Break Record for Annual Manatee Deaths

03/22/2018

2018 could turn out to be a bad year for manatee deaths in Florida. Greetings! You’ve probably read and experienced this extremely cold, snowy, and harsh winter, which doesn’t want to loosen its grip even though Spring 2018 is now here! Well,...

Alabama Tracks Manatees for their Safety!

08/25/2015

Photo Courtesy News 5 – WKRG We manatees are very adventurous, especially in the summer. That’s because we’ll travel from our Florida home to different states bordering both the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern United States! Our mighty adventures...

Trinidad the Manatee Heading Home to Florida!

02/20/2015

Photo By Courtesy/SeaWorld San Antonio Here’s an update on Trinidad the Manatee. It was back in November 2014 when I told you he was rescued due to severe cold stress. His rescue took place in Trinity Bay, not far from Houston, Texas....

Lowry Park Zoo Manatee Rehab Milestone!

01/15/2015

I just learned that the David A. Straz Jr. Manatee Hospital located at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida released its 202nd manatee! What a milestone…Congratulations! The hospital’s focus is on critical care for injured, sick and orphaned manatees. And here’s...

Successful Magnolia River Manatee Rescue!

01/07/2015

Great news! One of my manatee buddies suffering from cold stress was rescued from the Magnolia River in Alabama. A team from SeaWorld, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...