Adopt-A-Manatee® and Get A FREE Manatee Plush Toy!


Adopt a real manatee
and help protect an endangered species at the same time. Funds from the Club’s Adopt-A-Manatee program go toward efforts to help protect manatees and their habitat.

Unlike other animal adoption programs, the manatees in our adoption programs are real, living manatees with known histories. You even have the opportunity of seeing your adopted manatee at one of three locations in Florida.

Adopt-A-Manatee or renew your membership online now!

HeartPlease Note: Orders must be received by February 6th to ensure delivery by Valentine's Day.

manatee photo
© Patrick M. Rose

Adopt-A-Manatee® for $25 and Get:

  • An adoption certificate with full-color photo, and biography of a real endangered Florida manatee.
  • A membership handbook.
  • The Manatee Zone, our official Club newsletter. featuring updates on the adopted manatees.
  • Paddle Tales, our e-newsletter (when an email address is provided).
  • FREE SHIPPING for U.S. adoption orders.

Get A Free Manatee Plush Toy!
When you Adopt-A-Manatee at $35 or more, you'll also receive a FREE 8-inch Manatee Plush Toy. Makes a great Valentine's Day gift! Get more info>>


Choose a Manatee: Now comes the fun part. Select a manatee from the adoption program to match your personality or the personality of someone you love. See photos and a list of the manatees available for adoption at our Manatee Adoptees page.

Three Ways to Join or Renew Your Membership:
Meet Our Manatees
Meet Our Members
Castaic Elementary School Students
Photo ©Katie Tripp, Save the Manatee Club
Photo courtesy Rob and Liz Babich
Georgia is one of the most endearing manatees at Blue Spring State Park. A favorite of Wayne Hartley, SMC's Manatee Specialist, she has been known to bump his research canoe just to say hi. Yet Georgia has also created many headaches over the years. Go>>
Last year for Valentine's Day, Rob Babich from Taylor, Pennsylvania, adopted Lorelei the manatee for his wife Liz. Rob and Liz then adopted Margarito for their grandchildren, Aidan and Mackenzie, who also live in Pennsylvania. “We love manatees,” said Rob. Go>>



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