Press Releases
Contact: Meghan Cohorst, media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990
- Weekend Cold Provides Perfect Opportunity to Watch Save the Manatee Club’s Manatee Webcams • January 13, 2023
- Petition Urges Fish and Wildlife Service To Protect Manatee As Endangered • November 21, 2022
- November Is Manatee Awareness Month • October 27, 2022
- Save the Manatee Club Celebrates Labor Day and International Manatee Day By Supporting Protection and Conservation Efforts • September 6, 2022
- Little Progress Made On Implementing Blue Green Algae Task Force Recommendations • August 4, 2022
- Save the Manatee Club launches “Fertilizer-Free for Manatees” • July 13, 2022
- Zelda the Manatee Joins Save the Manatee Club Adopt-A-Manatee® Program • June 3, 2022
- Legal Agreement Will Protect Critical Habitat for Threatened Florida Manatee • June 1, 2022
- Make Dad Glad: Adopt-A-Manatee® This Father’s Day • May 27, 2022
- National Safe Boating Week: Boaters can follow manatee safe practices to significantly reduce the risk of boat-related injuries and deaths • May 20, 2022
- Fox Rock Foundation Makes Major Gifts to Manatee Protection Organizations • May 17, 2022
Press release in conjunction with Fox Rock Foundation and Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida - Lawsuit: EPA Must Protect Manatees from Water Pollution • May 10, 2022
Press release in conjunction with Earthjustice, Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife - Press Statement: Funding for Manatee Rescue Programs and Habitat Restoration • May 2, 2022
Opinion Editorials
- Let’s Save Florida’s Manatees
By Bob Graham, former Florida Governor, U.S. Senator, and Save the Manatee Club Co-Founder - A State of Emergency for Manatees in the Indian River Lagoon and Beyond
Feature Articles, Staff Interviews, and Video
- Paddle Tales eNewsletter: December 2022
Features – It’s A Fact: Manatee Size | Parades, Festivals, and Your Last Chance to Join the Save the Manatee 5k! | Last chance to Adopt-A-Manatee® For the Holidays! | Meet A Manatee: LilyManatee Sightings: November 2022
- Paddle Tales eNewsletter: October 2022
Features – It’s A Fact: Manatee Sounds | Caption Contest | Don’t Miss: New Adoptee Profiles!More Manatee Sightings in the Wekiva River
Please Keep Your Distance From Mating Herds
Why disturbing mating herds can harm humans and manatees alike - Paddle Tales eNewsletter: August 2022
Fertilizer-Free for Manatees | 2022 Summer Cleanups | It’s A Fact: Marching Molars | Adoptee Philip - Video: Manatee Anatomy: Show & Tell
How much do you know about manatee anatomy? Join SMC’s Director of Multimedia & Manatee Research Associate Cora Berchem to learn more about the manatee’s skeletal system - Podcast: When We Talk About Animals: The Fight to Save Florida’s Manatees
Aquatic biologist and SMC executive director Patrick Rose discusses his life’s work - Paddle Tales eNewsletter: June 2022
It’s A Fact: Manatee Vision | Manatee Q&A: Twins & Triplets | Virtual 5k - Manatee Lady
Helen Spivey, environmentalist and fierce advocate, passes away at 94 - Zelda the Manatee Joins Adoption Program
- Keep Me Tangle Free!
Why debris in waterways is dangerous to manatees and other wildlife - Manatee Sightings: June 2022
- Algae Blooms, Seagrass Loss, and Manatee Deaths
Learn more and find out what you can do
Manatee with bleaching and cold stress rescued near Sanibel
NBC 2 News • January 30, 2023
ZooTampa Caring For Cold-Stressed Manatees
ABC Action News • January 30, 2023
Small manatee rescued near Sanibel
Fox 4 SWFL • January 30, 2023
SeaWorld rescues 3 starving manatees from Indian River lagoon
Spectrum 13 Orlando • January 29, 2023
Sea cows: Docile manatees face array of threats
Toledo Blade • January 28, 2023
Crews keep manatees safe during Gasparilla invasion
News Channel 8 Tampa Bay • January 28, 2023
Buchanan Introduces 10 Bills for Congressional Session
The Bradenton Times • January 28, 2023
The new year starts with a high number of manatee deaths across Florida
WUSF Tampa Bay • January 26, 2023
Marine biology student helps rescue distressed manatee in Bayboro Harbor
University of South Florida • January 26, 2023
Eight manatees taken to ZooTampa critical care center showing signs of cold water exposure
Fox 13 Tampa Bay • January 26, 2023
9 Fabulous Outdoor Adventures In And Near San Juan, Puerto Rico
TravelAwaits • January 26, 2023
FPL’s Manatee Lagoon Hosts its Seventh Annual Manatee Fest Celebration
The Westside Gazette • January 25, 2023
The 10 Best Hotels In Puerto Rico
Forbes • January 24, 2023
Florida commits billions to stop manatee decline
Fox Weather • January 22, 2023
Florida manatees are dying at alarming rate
BBC • January 20, 2023
Manatees eat more than 66,000 pounds of food in first month of supplemental feeding program
WUFT Gainesville • January 20, 2023
WATCH: Firefighters Rescue Manatee Trapped in Florida Mud
Outsider • January 20, 2023
Florida manatees dying off at an alarming rate, experts say
Reuters • January 19, 2023
Rescuers pull cold-stressed Florida manatee from popular St. Petersburg harbor
Tampa Bay Times • January 19, 2023
Injured manatee rescued from Bayboro Harbor near USF’s St. Pete campus
ABC Action News • January 19, 2023
Rescued manatee transported to ZooTampa
WTSP Tampa Bay • January 19, 2023
“Extremadamente raro”: manatí pare a mellizos ante creciente índice de mortalidad
Telemundo Puerto Rico • January 19, 2023
WATCH: Manatee rescued after getting stuck in mud during low tide
WPEC West Palm Beach • January 18, 2023
Manatee rescued from canal near DeSoto
WBBH SWFL • January 18, 2023
‘In much better condition:’ Fewer manatees dying of starvation, reproduction still a concern, FWC says
WKMG Orlando • January 18, 2023
Wildlife officials bring back feeding program for Florida manatees
Axios • January 18, 2023
Florida manatees are going extinct at an alarming rate, experts say
US Express News • January 18, 2023
Manatis haben Kältewelle in Florida gut überstanden – Seltene Zwillingsgeburt in den Blue Springs
Florida Sun • January 18, 2023
‘Extremely rare’: Central Florida manatee gives birth to twins
WESH • January 18, 2023
New record: 729 manatees gather at Blue Springs State Park during Florida cold snap
WOFL • January 18, 2023
Record number of manatees spotted at Blue Spring State Park
Orlando Sentinel • January 18, 2023
Blue Spring State Park sets single-day manatee record in Orange City
Daytona Beach News-Journal • January 18, 2023
Manatee rescue at Metro Park in Jacksonville
First Coast News • January 17, 2023
FWC investigating high level of manatee deaths
WFTV Orlando • January 17, 2023
BREVARD HISTORY: Annual Pioneer Day Festival Will Celebrate Merritt Island History Feb. 11
Space Coast Daily • January 15, 2023
¿Qué son los manatíes y en dónde viven?
Dimensión Turística Magazine • January 14, 2023
‘Extremely rare’ set of twin manatees believed to have been spotted with mom in Florida
Miami Herald • January 13, 2023
Report: Manatee deaths slightly down in 2022
Fox 35 Orlando • January 13, 2023
800 Florida manatees died in 2022 as starvation lingers — but most survived red tide
Tampa Bay Times • January 12, 2023
[VIDEO] Adorable! Rare manatee twins found at Blue Spring State Park in Florida
Fox 35 Orlando • January 12, 2023
FWC prepares to help manatees as cold snap approaches
WESH Orlando • January 12, 2023
Manatee Festival begins tomorrow
Citrus County Chronicle • January 12, 2023
Wildlife Officials in Struggle To Save Starving Manatees in Florida Epoch Times • January 12, 2023
Florida manatee deaths drop but starvation still a concern
Associated Press • January 12, 2023
Hand-Feeding Manatees In Florida Appears To Be Saving The Species
Weather Channel • January 12, 2023
Florida Manatee Deaths Drop, But Starvation Remains A Concern
Weather Channel • January 11, 2023
Manatees Looking Healthier, But Number of Deaths Remains High
WQCS NPR Treasure Coast • January 11, 2023
Florida has a manatee problem
The Daily Sun • January 11, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces $3.5 billion environmental plan
Bradenton Herald • January 11, 2023
Rare manatee twins are wintering at Blue Spring
Orlando Sentinel • January 10, 2023
Two manatees released back into wild at TECO Manatee Viewing Center
ABC Action News Tampa Bay • January 10, 2023
Video: Manatee released in Apollo Beach after being rehabilitated
Spectrum 13 Orlando • January 10, 2023
Injured, emaciated manatee rescued
Key West Citizen • January 10, 2023
Twins! Blue Spring manatee mother reported with two calves in ‘extremely rare’ occurrence
Daytona Beach News-Journal • January 9, 2023
Florida Eager to House Manatees as New Rehab Nears Completion, First Feeding Trial Launched
Nature World News • January 9, 2023
Manatee deaths lower than last year, but experts warn 2023 could be another deadly year for sea cows
WTVT Tampa Bay • January 9, 2023
Manatees survive Florida’s first cold spell better than feared
Tallahassee Democrat • January 8, 2023
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crews save manatee stuck in St. John’s River
First Coast News • January 8, 2023
Opposition To Manatee Downlisting
Downlisting the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened is premature, and scientists invited by the FWS to peer review their proposal opposed downlisting the species.
No Longer Endangered, Florida Manatees May Be More Vulnerable Than Ever
See the video at CBS This Morning, including an interview with Patrick Rose, Save the Manatee Club Executive Director
Manatee Expert: Conservation Efforts Must Continue
See more at Fox 13
Florida Congressmen Ask Interior Secretary To Reverse Manatee Decision
Read more at the Palm Beach Post
Manatees No Longer Classified As An Endangered Species, But Still A Threatened One
Read an article in the Tampa Bay Times, including an interview with Patrick Rose, Save the Manatee Club Executive Director
Manatees Escape The Endangered List – But Maybe Too Soon
Read an article from NPR, including an interview with Patrick Rose, Save the Manatee Club Executive Director
Manatees No Longer Listed As Endangered. Should We Celebrate or Fret?
Read an article from the Washington Post, including an interview with Patrick Rose, Save the Manatee Club Executive Director
Decision Puts Manatees In Danger
Learn why the decision to downlist manatees is not a good one and what you can do. Watch our video
It’s Official: Manatee No Longer Listed As Endangered
Read an article from the CNN, including an interview with Patrick Rose,
Save the Manatee Club Executive Director
Manatees No Longer Listed as Endangered – But Don’t Celebrate Just Yet
Read an article in the Huffington Post, including an interview with Patrick Rose, Save the Manatee Club Executive Director
Rebounding Florida Manatee No Longer An ‘Endangered’ Species
Read an article in the Miami Herald, including an interview with Patrick Rose, Save the Manatee Club Executive Director