Adopt a real manatee and help protect an endangered species. 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! It's a great gift idea!

© Patrick M. Rose	Adopt-A-Manatee® for $25 and Get: An adoption certificate, 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.

SWEETHEART SALE! Adopt at $35 or more, and you and your Valentine will each receive a FREE 8-inch manatee plush toy (while supplies last). 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.

• Web: Adopt-A-Manatee (new members) or Renew Your Membership online.
  
• Phone: Call toll-free within the U.S. 1-800-432-JOIN (5646) or call 407-539-0990 outside the U.S.
  
• Mail or Fax: Print an order form (new members) or print your renewal order form (renewing members).
  
  
  

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Photo courtesy Miami Seaquarium	Photo courtesy Kim Andreason
A sirenian story had a happy ending this fall, when a manatee was rescued from cold waters near New Jersey and brought safely back to Florida. The male manatee, named “Ilya,” had not previously been documented outside of Florida. Read more >>	There’s not a manatee to be found in California coastal waters, but that has never stopped Kim Andreason and Laura Osteen. Two of our top volunteers, they have made it their mission to educate Californians about manatees and what they can do to help. Go >>

Adopt-A-Manatee® in the News

A Whole Lot of Love – Give Personalized Real
Manatee Adoptions on Valentine’s Day!
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