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Current Manatee News Features

Come to the Concert on the Point!
Benefit concert on May 16th to Save Three Sisters Springs

Marine Mammal Health and Sirenia Population Genetics
Conferences Held Recently

Safeguards for Manatees Could Pay for Research
Read an article in the Vero Beach Press Journal

Ready to Go the Distance for Manatees

Manatee Lives to See Another Day
Thanks to a Program That May Soon Be Cut

Tracking Manatees with Monica

Mom's Pride & Joy -- Adopt-A-Manatee This Mother's Day!

Not So Tiny Bubbles Goes to Manatee-Loving Home

Film of Manatee Harassment in Kings Bay Wins Prestigious Award
Read an article in the Citrus County Chronicle
See the award-winning video

Three Manatees Released at Blue Spring
See video and photos at the Orlando Sentinel web site

How Close is Too Close When Humans Meet Manatees?
Read an article in the St. Petersburg Times
on the recent meeting in Crystal River, FL

Assessing Manatee Health in Crystal River

PEER Lawsuit to Force Florida Manatee Oversight Record Release
Read a press release at the Public Employees for Environmental
Responsibility (PEER) web site.

FWC Releases 2007 Preliminary Manatee Mortality Data

Manatees Need Warm Water in Cool Weather

Good News for Manatees!
Wildlife Commission Defers Status Change and
Requests Review of State Classification System

FWC Unveils New Florida Manatee License Plate
See the new design at the FWC web site

DeBary Kills St. Johns River Marina that Angered Environmentalists
Read an article in the Orlando Sentinel

Migrating Manatees

Global Warming and Manatees

Manatee Posters Promote Boater Awareness

Animated Character Inspires Alec Baldwin
to Speak Out for Manatees

Study: Most Boaters Speed, But Still Care About Manatees

Manatee Protections to be Cut Under Bush Plan
Read articles and editorials on the federal downlisting issue

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