Wild Manatee Cams at Blue Spring State Park
Support for the webcams was made possible by a donation to Save the Manatee Club as a memorial gift in honor of the late Mrs. Norma Norton, a Florida resident who cared deeply for manatees. "Mrs. Norton's love for manatees will inspire so many people from all walks of life through Internet and webcam technology. People everywhere will get to know manatees and come to love them, as Mrs. Norton did," said Patrick Rose, Executive Director of the Club.

Please Note: Active manatee season has ended at Blue Spring. So, to keep it more interesting, we are airing a combination of live feeds without manatees, and — when you are viewing manatees — previously live video that was streamed during the 2011 — 2012 season. Other prior live feeds will also be running during the night until we install our night cameras later this year.


Latest Manatee Update: March 19, 2012
Last Friday, the park staff saw three manatees, and since that time they have seen none for a morning count. Individual manatees may be wandering in from time to time but nothing to count on. With temps in the 80s for highs and 60s for lows, the river is maintaining temps in the low 70s. Barring the unexpected, the manatee season is over.
-- Wayne Hartley, Manatee Specialist


See Other Manatee Videos From The Blue Spring Manatee Cam:

Manatee Teases Gator

01/23/2012 Manatee Teases Alligator

Closeups

2/01/2012 Manatee
Follows Big Gator

 
Manatees near the underwater stairs at Blue Spring State Park.

12-28 Underwater Stairs

12-28 Nursing Group

1-16 Good UW Variety

12-01 Cavorting

 

Note: Any people seen in the videos are researchers or other individuals with special permission. Blue Spring State Park is not open to public swimming or diving during manatee season.


Save the Manatee Club is an award-winning national nonprofit 501(c)(3) and membership-based organization established in 1981 by renowned singer/songwriter, Jimmy Buffett, and former U.S. Senator, Bob Graham, when he was governor of Florida.

Click on the following link or the photo at left to hear a video message from Jimmy Buffett.



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Blue Spring State Park, Park Manager Robert Rundle, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

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