David A. Straz Jr. Manatee Hospital

Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo Petitions for a Manatee Emoji!

11/08/2016

Tampa, Florida’s Lowry Park Zoo is petitioning the Unicode Consortium for creation and registration of a manatee emoji. November is Manatee Awareness Month! Photo Courtesy – Lowry Park Zoo/Change.org Greetings! Here’s some great news for you … Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is...

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...

Manatee Mom and Calf Released at Cove Cay Golf Club!

10/28/2014

Photo: The St. Petersburg Tribune I have some cool news for you! My manatee friends, Creedence, a female and her small calf Rev, were recently released into the waters off of the Cove Cay Golf Club! It was back on August 26th...