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Get Manatee Materials
Are you interested in learning more about manatees? Well, you've come to the right place! You can download a coloring and activity book or manatee fact sheet, get our 38-page educator's guide, or read copies of our public awareness brochures.
These are all pdf files, so you'll need Adobe Reader to view them, but you can download a free copy by going to www.adobe.com.
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Coloring and Activity Book (pdf)
Download and print our 8-page coloring and activity book Manatees: Florida's Gentle Giants. Read trivia, play games, and get action tips for kids. Check it out!
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Letter and Coloring Sheet (pdf)
Download and print our 2-sided coloring sheet that features a letter to Florida's governor that you can address and send. Manatee designs to create a button, magnet, sticker, and bookmark are included, too! (Address and instructions on page 2.)
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Manatees: An Educator's Guide (pdf)
This 38-page guide includes information on the natural history and habitat of manatees in Florida as well as information on sirenians of the world. Threats to survival, research and conservation issues are also addressed, and the guide includes a section on classroom resources and activities. (2.86 MB file)
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Manatee Facts (pdf)
Want some fast facts about manatees? This short piece is great for school projects. Or you can memorize it and amaze your friends and relatives with all sorts of manatee trivia.
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Manatee Anatomy (pdf)
A cool fact sheet from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Features 4-color photo of a manatee and manatee anatomy trivia. |
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Brochures
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If You Love Us, Please Don't Feed Us Yes, we know you love manatees, and that's why you want to give them some of your chocolate chip cookies. But we need to resist the urge to feed manatees and give them water. Find out why.
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If You Love Me,
Please Don't
Touch Me
"I don’t understand how touching manatees can be harmful to them. They’re so big! I could never hurt them." Not so. Although you may want to interact with manatees, discover why "hands off" is the best way to protect them.
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Which Would You
Rather Catch?
Entanglement in fishing line or hooks is a serious problem for manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, and other aquatic animals. Find out how to recycle used fishing line or report an entangled animal. |
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The Florida Manatee: A Florida Treasure Produced by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, this brochure features manatee protection tips, examples of regulatory speed zone signs for manatee protection, and information about state and federal laws that protect manatees. |
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