June 2025

Manatee Zones—More Than Just Signs
Discover the history of Manatee Protection Zones and how they help protect manatees from watercraft collisions.

Visit Ariel and Betsy in Person this Summer
Cool winter weather has been replaced by hot days, but the resident manatees continue to keep comfortable in that year-round, perfect-temperature spring water.

Seeing Their World Through Their Eyes
Team member Lisa talks about one of her favorite things at Save the Manatee Club—the manatee webcams!

A Season of Recovery for Taffy, Laffy, and Friends
After manatee season ended, things slowed down a little, but not much! This spring, organizations across Florida teamed up to release a number of manatees.

Love Manatees? Then Leave Them Be.
With manatees traveling, many people will encounter these gentle mammals while on the water. It’s important to take care to observe from a respectful distance.

Phyllis Makes the Most Winter Visits
The winter visit counts have been totaled; find out which adoptees visited Blue Spring State Park the most!

Annual Save the Manatee 5K Comes to Florida
We are excited to have the Save the Manatee 5K Run/Walk take place in Florida moving forward after 21 successful years in Harrison Township, Michigan.

Several Coastal Adoptees Surfaced Over Winter
Our partners from FWC are reviewing the photo-ID data collected during manatee season and have identified some of our coastal adoptees!