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Current Manatee News Features

Manatee Deaths from Cold a Record
Read an article in the News Press
Call 1-888-404-FWCC (3922) to report cold-stressed
manatees who may be in need of rescue.

Cold Weather Results in Record Manatee Count
and Cold-Stressed Manatees

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


Human-Related Manatee Deaths Can Be Prevented
Read an op-ed piece by Dr. Katie Tripp at TCPalm.com

Record Cold Temps Keep Manatees
Huddled Near Warm Water Refuges

Flagler County Creates Manatee Curriculum

Kayak with the Manatees!
Tours Offer Viewing Without Disrupting Natural Behavior

Sea World Rescues Cold Manatee
See video from WESH-TV

Manatees Crowd Springs for Warmth
See the video piece from My Fox Tampa Bay

Feds Decline to Revise Critical Habitat Boundaries for Manatees
Read an article in the Naples Daily News

Saving Florida's Manatees is a Critical Issue
Read an editorial on TCPalm.com

Last Year was Deadliest Ever for Manatees
Read article from the St. Petersburg Times

Manatee Deaths Break Record
Listen to an interview with SMC's Dr. Katie Tripp on WUSF Radio

Manatee Deaths From Boat Strikes Approach Record:
Club Asks For Boaters’ Urgent Help
Read an op-ed by Dr. Katie Tripp

Manatees Draw Thousands of Fans at Blue Spring
Read an article in the West Volusia Beacon

Wayward Manatee, Hurricane Relocated Again
Read an article on Central Florida News 13

Be Aware —Manatees Could Be There
Report Sightings to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Eastern Seaboard and Gulf of Mexico Residents:
Please report manatee sightings

Ilya the Manatee Home for the Holidays
Read an article in the Boston Globe

Ilya the Wayward Manatee Released at Miami Seaquarium

The Fight to Save Three Sisters: Crystal River's "Environmental Jewel"
Read an article by Dr. Katie Trip in Alert Diver

Save the Manatee Club Encourages Partnership
Read an op-ed by Dr. Katie Tripp,
SMC's Director of Science and Conservation

Our Outreach Efforts Go To College

Manatees and Watersports Don't Mix

Paddle with a Purpose

Family-Friendly Sign Communicates
Important Manatee Message

Hold That Boating Banner High -- Help Save a Manatee!

Manatees and the Changing Climate

Manatee Posters Promote Boater Awareness




 

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February 1, 2010
Save the Manatee Club Presentation
Ponte Vedra Sierra Club
PVB Library
101 Library Road
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
For more info, contact:
Larry Lickenbrock
904-537-6047

February 20, 2010
Save the Manatee Club's Education Day
Blue Spring State Park
Orange City, FL
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, e-mail:
jnearing@
savethemanatee.org


February 27, 2010
NatureFest
Manatee Observation & Education Center
Fort Pierce, FL
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.manateecenter.com

March 6 & 7, 2010
Weeki Wachee Swamp Festival
Linda Pedersen Park
Weeki Wachee, FL
Sat. - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun. - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.wwswampfest.com

March 13 & 14, 2010
Apollo Beach Manatee
Festival of the Arts
Apollo Beach, FL
Mar. 13-10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mar. 14-10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.apollobeach
chamber.com

March 13, 2010
Sea Turtle Day
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Boca Raton, FL
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.gumbolimbo.org

March 20, 2010
Panther Day Celebration
Florida Panther NWR
Roger Roth Work Center
Immokalee, FL
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
For more info, e-mail:
annjanette_greenwood
@fws.gov

April 10, 2010
Garden Festival
Fanning Springs State Park
Fanning Springs, FL
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.fanningsprings
gardenfestival.com

April 10, 2010
River Celebration Day
Walter Jones Historical Park
Jacksonville, FL
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, e-mail:
kelly@
stjohnsriverkeeper.org


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