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Current Manatee News Features

Spare a Little Care This Holiday Season – Adopt-A-Manatee®

Join Us In Belize
Save the Manatee Club is teaming up with Holbrook Travel on a 2013 trip to Belize for
the opportunity to view manatees and other incredible native wildlife. Tour dates are April 12–21.

Club's Live Manatee Webcams "Wow" Viewers - Check Out www.manatv.org

The Adventurous Life of Lil' Joe
Read an article by Courtney Edwards, SMC Staff Biologist

Manatees Return To Blue Spring In What May Be Record Numbers
A reporter with the Daytona Beach News-Journal takes a canoe ride with
Wayne Hartley, SMC's Manatee Specialist. Also, see manatee video.

Boating and Saving Manatees Are Not Mutually Exclusive
Read an article in Boating Magazine by Patrick Rose, SMC Executive Director

Get Tepee The Manatee eBook FREE Through December 31st!

Manatee Found Dead In Canal
Read more and see video at WSVN-TV

Mermaid Joins Officers To Educate Boaters On Manatee Safety
Read more at the Sun-Sentinel
A big thank you to the FWC and law enforcement officers,
and to mermaid Trina Mason!

Manatees Are Wintering At Wakulla Springs
Read more at The Wakulla News

Scientists Investigate Manatee's Death In Chauvin, LA
Read more at HoumaToday

Florida's Vanishing Springs
See a multimedia presentation from the Tampa Bay Times

Three Manatees Found Dead In Three Days
Read more in the Sun Sentinel

Manatee Carcass Found On Lake Marion, South Carolina
Read more at The State

Wildlife Official: Big Lake, Lousianna, Manatee Likely Headed Back To Warmer Waters
Read more at KPLC-TV

Manatees Rescued, Brought To SeaWorld
Read more at BayNews 9

Rescued Baby Manatees
Read more and see the video at WFLI-TV

Florida Woman Arrested For Riding A Manatee
Read more in Time Magazine

Manatee "Riding" Charge Is Overkill
Says an editorial in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. But Katie Tripp, SMC's Director
of Science and Conservation, says prosecuting the woman is appropriate and called for.

Manatees On The Move
Read an article with a quote by Patrick Rose, SMC Executive Director, in the Ft. Myers News-Press

Kayak With Manatees
An alternative way to view manatees without disrupting their natural behavior.

New Manatee Message From Jimmy Buffett

Water Issues – Crucial For Floridians To Be Involved
Read an op-ed by Katie Tripp, SMC Director of Science & Conservation

Manatee Calf Rescued In The Keys
Read more and see a photo at Florida Today

As Weather Cools, Florida Manatees Move To Warmer Waters
Read more, get tips on protecting manatees, and see info for
manatee zones in indivdual Florida counties at WCTV

Cold Snaps Push Up Manatee Count In Kings Bay
Read more at Bay News 9

Slow Down For Migrating Manatees, Wildlife Officers Urge
Read more at Naples News

Rescuing An Injured Female Manatee
Read more and see photos in the Citrus County Chronicle
Thanks to USGS Sirenia Project, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, and all the volunteer rescuers!
Read why Entanglement Is A Drag For Manatees And Other Wildlife

Manatee Viewing Begins Anew
Read more at Tampa Bay Online

Seven Kings Bay Manatee Refuges In Place Two Days Early
Read more in the Citrus County Chronicle

"Ding" Darling Refuge Unveils Manatee Exhibit
Read more and see video of the new exhibit at WINK News Now

American Volkssport Association Helps Manatees

Free Items For Florida Boaters

Superhero Manatee Slideshow
You will love this delightful series by talented artist Joel Micah Harris

A Teacher Motivates Her Students With Manatees

Remembering Dana
In July, we received the sad news that Dana, one of the longtime adoptees in our
Adopt-A-Manatee program, had died after suffering injuries from a boat strike.

Help Keep Florida's Manatees Wild - Do Not Disturb
Read an op-ed by Katie Tripp, SMC Director of Science & Conservation

Florida's Endangered Manatees (pdf)
Read an article by SMC's Katie Tripp with photos by Patrick Rose,
SMC Executive Director, in Australia's Seagrass-Watch Magazine.
This issue also contains other interesting manatee articles and photos.

Free Manatee Education Resources

Manatee Sightings

Help a Manatee — Club Offers Free Public Awareness Materials
For Florida Boaters And Shoreline Property Owners

SMC Supports Return Of Two Manatees To The Wild In The Bahamas

Saving The Manatee In Michigan

Murphy The Manatee Visits Memphis

Service Moves Forward With Kings Bay
Manatee Refuge Designation

Tepee The Manatee: A New eBook For "The Curious,
The Young, And All Those Who Are Young At Heart"
By Helen Digges Spivey, Co-Chair, SMC Board of Directors

Free Boating Banners Help With Manatee Safety

Family-Friendly Sign Communicates
Important Manatee Message


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