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Current Manatee News Features

Record Deaths, Mysterious Mortality — Ongoing Threats Make Manatee Recovery Tenuous
Read an op-ed by Katie Tripp, SMC's Director of Science and Conservation

Spot a Sick or Distressed Manatee? Call Immediately for Help
Anyone who spots an ill manatee should immediately notify the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission by calling 1-888-404-FWCC (3922),
#FWC or *FWC on your cell phone, or use VHF Channel 16 on your marine radio.

Go Miles For Manatees In Michigan
Sign up to run on May 18th!

Twiggy The Manatee Is Released In Belize
Read the release blog at the Wildtracks web site
Click here to see the tracking maps showing Twiggy's movements
(Twiggy was rescued in 2009 as an orphan in Belize. With the help of SMC, she has
been cared for at the Wildtracks Manatee Rehabilitation Center. The Club is helping
to pay for her tracking equipment and monitoring costs.)

A Lagoon In Collapse? Something Is Happening In The Indian River Lagoon
Read an article and see a video at Florida Today

20 Florida Manatees Up For Adoption Through Save The Manatee Club
Read more and see a photo slideshow at the Huffington Post

Adopt a Loveable Manatee for Father's Day

Manatee Boat Speed Zones In Flagler Take Effect May 1
Read an article featuring an interview with SMC's Katie Tripp
in the Daytona Beach News Journal

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

Florida's Manatees Are In Trouble, So Help Our Columnist Lend A Hand
Read a column by John Romano, featuring an interview with
SMC Executive Director Patrick Rose, in the Tampa Bay Times

Signs To Remind Kings Bay Boaters To Look Out For Manatees
Read an article in the Tampa Bay Times

As Manatees Die Mysteriously, Fight To Keep Them Protected
Read an op-ed piece by Katie Tripp, SMC's Director of Science and
Conservation, featured in the Daytona Beach News Journal

Manatee Deaths At Indian River Lagoon:
Questions Abound In Mysterious Deaths Of Manatees, Pelicans
Read more and see video at WPTV

Willsboro Kids Raise $1,000-Plus For Manatees
A BIG Thank You To Willsboro Central School Fourth-Graders!
Read more in the Press Republican

When Push Comes To Shove
Read an article in National Geographic featuring an interview
with SMC Executive Director Patrick Rose
See the compelling time-lapse video Manatee Mania from National Geographic

Eradication Of Lyngbya Should Include Starving Algae
Read an op-ed by Helen Spivey, Co-Chair of SMC's Board of Directors

Confessions From Matt Manatee's Executive Assistant
Read a column from Dave Schlenker about the
Ocala Star-Banner's popular school ambassador

Scientists Search For Brodie, A Manatee Missing For 10 Days, In The Crystal River Area
Read more and see video at ABC Action News
Call 1-888-404-FWCC (1-888-404-3922) if you spot Brodie, *FWC or #FWC on your cell phone
or VHF Channel 16 on your marine radio.

Manatee Calf Rescued In Bayboro Harbor Dies After Getting Pneumonia
Read more in the Tampa Bay Times

More Dead Manatees Found In Area Waters
Read more at The Pine-Island Eagle

Are Australian Dugongs Catching A Cold?
Read more at ABC Science

New Fossils Show Sea Cows Had Their Roots In The Old World

Manatee Researcher For A Day

Relying On The Kindness Of Volunteers

Manatee Sightings

Slideshow: David Schrichte Manatee Photos

Hostile Petition Filed To Strip Manatees Of Protections

Program Alumna Plays Key Role In Manatee Group
Read an article from the University of Florida on Katie Tripp,
SMC's Director of Science and Conservation

Manatee Conservation In Cuba
Read an article by researcher Anmari Alvarez Alemán

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

Family-Friendly Sign Communicates
Important Manatee Message


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