Press Releases
Contact: Meghan Cohorst, media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990
- Save the Manatee Club Celebrates Labor Day and International Manatee Day By Supporting Protection and Conservation Efforts • September 06, 2002
- Little Progress Made On Implementing Blue Green Algae Task Force Recommendations • August 04, 2002
- 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: 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
El Portal Residents Condemn Herbicide Spraying Along Miami’s Little River
Miami New Times • August 26, 2022
Research Tracks Ancient History of Manatees and Were They Really Come From
Nature World News • August 26, 2022
[VIDEO] Rehabilitated manatee released in Florida
Associated Press • August 25, 2022
Manatee released in Palm Beach County after months of rehabilitation
WPBF Palm Beach • August 25, 2022
Rescued manatee’s journey at SeaWorld shows sea cow concerns continue
WKMG Orlando • August 25, 2022
New research tracks history of manatees across Earth’s oceans
Duke Today • August 25, 2022
ZooTampa releases rehabilitated manatee who was ‘not expected to survive’
WFLA Tampa Bay • August 24, 2022
Florida Manatees Gain ‘Lift’ from Shuttlelift SCD09 Industrial Crane at ZooTampa
Construction Digest • August 24, 2022
[VIDEO] Eye on America: Homelessness among baby boomers, pioneering effort to help manatees, and more (segment begins at 7:00)
CBS News • August 22, 2022
Manatee death toll in past dozen years equals current population
Orlando Sentinel (via phys.org) • August 20, 2022
Florida critter-tag sales are still robust but what do they accomplish? (paywall)
Florida Today • August 20, 2022
Petition: Florida should make boaters learn about manatees to stop ‘senseless deaths’
TC Palm • August 20, 2022
Sewage from septic systems could be contributing to Indian River Lagoon pollution
WPTV West Palm Beach • August 18, 2022
Petition: Florida should make boaters learn about manatees to stop ‘senseless deaths’ (paywall)
TC Palm • August 18, 2022
“Do NOT touch:” Florida police tell beachgoers to leave mating manatees alone
WKRC Cincinnati • August 18, 2022
Sea cow spotting: Manatee relaxes in Virginia Beach’s Lynnhaven Inlet
WVEC Hampton, VA • August 17, 2022
Locally owned company makes lifestyle swimwear from recycled bottles and plastics
Florida Weekly • August 17, 2022
Manatee spotted in Virginia Beach’s Rudee Inlet: ‘Seems to be happening more and more these days’
Virginian Pilot • August 15, 2022
Environmental advocates say Florida isn’t doing enough to prevent toxic algae blooms
Fox 13 Tampa Bay • August 11, 2022
Florida police order people to stop interrupting manatees having sex
The Independent (UK) via Yahoo News • August 11, 2022
Tampa’s World of Beer now has a beer that could help feed the manatees
Creative Loafing • August 10, 2022
Florida officials ask people to stop messing with mating manatees
Orlando Weekly • August 09, 2022
Rescued manatee calf, mom released
Anna Maria Island Sun • August 08, 2022
Manatees seen mating near South Lido Beach: Just leave them alone
10 Tampa Bay • August 08, 2022
Manatee ‘chases’ alligator as both swim in Florida state park
KIRO Seattle • August 07, 2022
Sarasota police: ‘Please don’t’ touch mating manatees
WFLA Tampa Bay • August 07, 2022
Coasters and conservation at SeaWorld Parks
travleti • August 04, 2022
[AUDIO] Salate sollen sanfte Riesen retten
Deutschland Funkkultur • August 04, 2022
[AUDIO] Patrick Rose on the Fight to Save Florida’s Manatees
When We Talk About Animals podcast • August 02, 2022
Dead manatee found in water near Black Creek Marina
Action News Jax • August 02, 2022
‘Manatee Man’ dedicated his life to saving manatees starting from a young age
10 Tampa Bay • July 29, 2022
Stranded manatee injured by boat rescued from Mosquito Lagoon
Daytona Beach News-Journal • July 28, 2022
Rescued manatee released in natural Florida habitat after flying over 1,000 miles
Reuters • July 28, 2022
Manatee released at Pete’s Pier
Citrus County Chronicle • July 28, 2022
Southwest Florida manatees still under threat after record year for deaths
WINK Southwest Florida • July 27, 2022
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