Lowry Park Zoo

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...

Snooty Celebrates his 68th Birthday this July!

04/15/2016

Photo Courtesy of South Florida Museum I’m always thrilled to talk about my good pal snooty the manatee. Why you ask? Because Snooty will be celebrating his 68th birthday this coming July 21st! He lives at the South Florida Museum located in...

SeaWorld Orlando Rehabilitates Orphaned Manatee Calf!

09/10/2015

A female manatee calf is bottle-fed by a SeaWorld animal care expert. The 3-week-old manatee was rescued by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation in Ormond Beach. Photo Courtesy of (SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.) I received a new seamail talking about an orphaned...

Miami Seaquarium Names Orphaned Manatee – Junebug!

08/21/2015

Photo Courtesy of Miami Seaquarium OK, here’s some great news for you! The final vote is in and Miami Seaquarium names its orphaned manatee – Junebug! This event was in of the Seaquarium’s 60th Anniversary celebration, which took place on June 19th....

2 Florida Manatees Still Missing!

06/25/2015

Manatee with Tracking Device. Photo Courtesy: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission I just heard everyone is still searching for 2 manatees still missing in Florida. The name of the first manatee unaccounted for is Stokes. In May, the Florida Fish and...

Satellite Beach Manatee Mother and Calf Rescue!

02/10/2015

(Photo: Rick Neale, FLORIDA TODAY) Great News! One of my manatee female friends and her calf were rescued from the Satellite Beach canal due to cold stress! They were taken to Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...

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 Rescued on Bokeelia Beach!

11/07/2014

I just got word one of my manatee buddies was rescued on Bokeelia Beach! Ms. Denise Boyd of the Florida Fish and Wildlife explained that she thought the manatee might be suffering from red tide. Denise said, “It’s showing all the signs...

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...

Manatee and Calf Rescued in Allen Creek!

09/03/2014

(Photo: Clearwater Marine Aquarium/FWC) Great news – I just learned that one of my manatee friends and her calf were rescued in Allen Creek, which is located within Clearwater, Florida. Kudos to both the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)...