A nice photo of adoptee Annie and her new calf. Annie brought the calf into Blue Spring on May 13, 2021.
There were several manatee mother and calf pairs visiting Blue Spring State Park this summer that were captured on the webcam. Enjoy the photos and videos documenting the special stopovers.
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 are conducted under permit # MA791721-5.)
Manatee Season started at Blue Spring State Park on November 6, when 76 manatees were present and our research team started their daily counts.
First Successful Manatee Rescue of the Season at Blue Spring
December 4, 2023
Shortly after the season started, a juvenile manatee with a badly entangled flipper arrived in the spring run. Rescue crews immediately came to his aid.
Our Webcams are LIVE Again!
December 4, 2023
It’s the time of the year again when our webcams at Blue Spring State Park and Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park go live again!