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Don’t Gut the Laws that Protect Florida’s Marine Mammals

August 27, 2025
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Run, Walk, Paddle, or Ride—Save the Manatee 5K Welcomes Global Participants Virtually

August 7, 2025
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Getting Ready For Fun On The Water This Summer? Share the Waterways With Manatees.

May 13, 2025
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Evolution of Manatees in Florida

January 13, 2025
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Manatees Seek Refuge at Blue Spring State Park As Temperatures Drop in Central Florida

January 7, 2025

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Manatee Review Should Consider ALL The Facts

July 17, 2014
Op Ed by Katie Tripp, Ph.D.Director of Science & Conservation, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—July 17, 2014Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 In response to a lawsuit by the Pacific Legal Foundation,...

After Record Losses, What’s In Store For Manatees In 2014?

February 14, 2014
Op Ed by Katie Tripp, Ph.D.Director of Science & Conservation, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—February 11, 2014Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 2013 went down in the manatee record books as the...

The Record You Don’t Want To Break

October 31, 2013
Op Ed by Katie Tripp, Ph.D.Director of Science & Conservation, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—October 31, 2013Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 Florida’s manatees had a record year in 2013. Unfortunately, the...

Record Deaths, Mysterious Mortality—Ongoing Threats Make Manatee Recovery Tenuous

May 9, 2013
Op Ed by Katie Tripp, Ph.D.Director of Science & Conservation, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—May 9, 2013Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 In 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced...

Manatee Awareness Month Proclamation Signed by Governor Scott

November 1, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—November 1, 2011Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 Officially, it’s Manatee Awareness Month in the state of Florida. Governor Rick Scott recently signed the proclamation, thereby continuing a vital time-honored tradition undertaken...