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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

Indian River Lagoon Mystery Ailment Killing Dolphins, Manatees, Pelicans
Read an article in the Tampa Bay Times, featuring an interview with
Patrick Rose, SMC Executive Director

Saving The Manatee In Michigan
Special thanks to Lesley Argiri and L'Anse Creuse High School
who raised $17,000 for Save the Manatee Club this year!

Baby Manatee Rescued In Puerto Rico
Read more in the Latin American Herald Tribune
Donations Are Needed For This Orphaned Manatee -- Please Help!

Kayak Guide Assists Manatees During Red Tide Crisis

Manatees Return Home After Rehabilitating
Read more and see video at NBC2

SMC Journeys Back To Belize -- A Pictorial Essay
By Katie Tripp, SMC Director of Science and Conservation

UF Researchers Develop Technique To Test Manatees For Heart Disease
Read more from the University of Florida News

Man Cannonballs Manatees On Video, Prompting Investigation
Read more and see the video at the Orlando Sentinel, featuring an interview with
Patrick Rose, Executive Director of SMC

Manatee Cannonball, Other Dumb Crimes Keep Wildlife Officers Busy
Read an editorial in the Orlando Sentinel

Woman Illegally Rides Manatee Off Siesta Key
See video from WFLA-TV

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.)

Manatees Arrive As Waters Warm
Read more in the St. Augustine Record

Boaters Urged To Watch Out As Manatees Arrive In Charleston Coastal Waters
Read more in the Post Courier, featuring an interview with Patrick Rose,
SMC Executive Director

Brown Tide Returns To Mosquito Lagoon
Read more in the Daytona Beach News Journal

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

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

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

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

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

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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