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Recent Newsletter Articles

View our most recent newsletter stories, published quarterly in The Manatee Zone and bi-monthly in Paddle Tales.

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

First Rescue of the Year is in Alabama

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Several Coastal Adoptees Surface This Winter

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

The Ladies of Homosassa: Comfy in Their Heated Pools

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Cold Stress Threatens Many Manatees

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

A Bitterly Cold Winter and Record Numbers

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Advocating for Manatees’ Critical Habitat

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Ester Joins Our Adoption Program

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

A Warm-Water Action Plan for Manatees

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Anatomy of a Boat Strike

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The Manatee Zone Quarterly Newsletter

The Manatee Zone is released once every three months and is available in print format to donors and adoptive parents and electronically to everyone. It features the latest news from the manatee world and Save the Manatee Club.

Paddle Tales Bi-Monthly eNewsletter

Paddle Tales is a digital newsletter released every other month and features facts, activities, and educational content.

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Sightings Update: February 2025

Manatee Season at Blue Spring started in full force in late November and we have had many exciting adoptee sightings since!

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Volunteers Make a Difference for Manatees!

Our volunteers, who dedicate their time and energy to protecting manatees and inspiring others to take action, have made our 2025 events so far a success!

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Bridging Generations: Introducing Manatees to Independent Living Communities

For residents of independent living communities, a simple movie theater screen became a window into the serene world of these gentle giants.

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Sightings Update: Manatee Season Has Started at Blue Spring!

With unseasonably warm weather, the manatees spent some extra time in the St. Johns River before arriving at Blue Spring this year.

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Your Giving ‘TEESday Support Moves Us One Step Closer to Our Goal

Although we didn’t reach our $45,000 Giving ‘TEESday goal, your contributions have helped us achieve so much for manatees and their habitat.

SMC team members Gina and Cora table with volunteers at the St Pete Run Fest: Good Sweat Expo in November.

Appreciating Manatees and Our Amazing Volunteers

It’s been an action-packed Manatee Awareness Month, with SMC volunteers participating in 16 events over four weekends!