A nice photo of a manatee mom and calf pair seen on the webcams at Blue Spring this summer.
There have been quite a few sightings this summer at Blue Spring State Park, including eight new calves! Enjoy the photos and videos documenting the manatee visitors, and check out our new video on crocodiles, alligators, and manatees in collaboration with Action Miami.
Watch more videos from the manatee season on our Webcam page. Several of the manatees featured are in our Adopt-A-Manatee® program. (All SMC activities conducted under permit # MA791721-5.)
Alligators and crocodiles are known for being fearsome predators in the animal kingdom. Manatees, however, are polar opposites, as they aren’t aggressive towards animals. Lucky for them, gators and crocs behave peacefully with their manatee neighbors. Manatees share the same habitat as the crocs and gators of Florida, and they seem to enjoy each other’s company!
A subadult manatee makes a summer visit and checks out some floating vegetation at Blue Spring on May 15, 2021.Peek-a-boo and her new calf on June 17th at Blue Spring.Ann the manatee and her calf were seen on July 12th at Blue Spring by volunteer Jackie Cheers.
April is the perfect time to come together and make a meaningful impact on manatee conservation and their habitat.
Sightings Update: April 2025
March 31, 2025
Late February and early March saw more cold weather and we counted over 400 manatees on February 22 and over 300 on March 8, which might be a record for March.
Sightings Update: February 2025
February 4, 2025
Manatee Season at Blue Spring started in full force in late November and we have had many exciting adoptee sightings since!
