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Evolution of Manatees in Florida
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Evolution of Manatees in Florida
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—January 13, 2025Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida's west coast in the 1950s....
Manatees Seek Refuge at Blue Spring State Park As Temperatures Drop in Central Florida
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—January 7, 2025Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 LONGWOOD, FL—As temperatures plummet in Central Florida this week, the number of manatees seeking refuge at Blue Spring State Park is expected to rise...
Save the Manatee® Club Welcomes The New Year With A New Adoptee, Ester, to Adopt-A-Manatee® Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—January 2, 2025Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 LONGWOOD, FL—A new manatee has been added to Save the Manatee Club’s popular Adopt-A-Manatee® program. Ester, a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, belongs to one...
Letter to the Editor: Celebrate Manatee Awareness Month—45 Years of Protecting Florida’s Gentle Giants
Letter to the Editor by Stephanie CohenPublic Relations Specialist, Save the Manatee Club November 1, 2024Contact: media@savethemanaee.org, 407-539-0990 Dear Editor, As we enter November, it’s time to reflect on an important anniversary for Florida’s iconic marine mammal: Manatee Awareness Month....
Save the Manatee Club Celebrates 45 Years of Manatee Awareness Month
In 1979, the late former Florida Governor Bob Graham first declared November to be Manatee Awareness Month. Suggested Social Media Post: This year marks 45 years of celebrating Manatee Awareness Month in November! Let’s...
Save the Manatee Club Statement on Hurricane Milton
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—October 10, 2024Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 LONGWOOD, FL—Save the Manatee Club (SMC), alongside our partners from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation...