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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.

June 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Manatee Zones—More Than Just Signs

June 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Visit Ariel and Betsy in Person this Summer

June 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Seeing Their World Through Their Eyes

June 2025 - The Manatee Zone

A Season of Recovery for Taffy, Laffy, and Friends

June 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Love Manatees? Then Leave Them Be.

June 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Phyllis Makes the Most Winter Visits

June 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Annual Save the Manatee 5K Comes to Florida

June 2025 - The Manatee Zone

Several Coastal Adoptees Surfaced Over Winter

June 2025 - The Manatee Zone

SMC Welcomes a New Alabama Manatee

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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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Paddy Doyle Tribute

Remembering Paddy Doyle

We received the tragic news that our beloved adoptee Paddy Doyle had passed away at the end of April 2025.

Volunteers With Gina And Hope

Volunteer Mana-team Support for Earth Day

April is the perfect time to come together and make a meaningful impact on manatee conservation and their habitat.

Merlin rests at Blue Spring State Park on February 22, 2025.

Sightings Update: April 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.

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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!

Staff members Gina and Stephanie take a break with Lead Volunteer Kerri at a recent festival.

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.