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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.
Manatee Zones—More Than Just Signs
Visit Ariel and Betsy in Person this Summer
Seeing Their World Through Their Eyes
A Season of Recovery for Taffy, Laffy, and Friends
Love Manatees? Then Leave Them Be.
Phyllis Makes the Most Winter Visits
Annual Save the Manatee 5K Comes to Florida
Several Coastal Adoptees Surfaced Over Winter
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.
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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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Zelda the Manatee Joins Adoption Program
Meet our latest adoptee! In June 2022, Zelda joined the Adopt-A-Manatee program. She has been sighted in the Florida Keys—most recently with a new calf!
Manatee Sightings Update: June 2022
Sightings from the Wekiva River, Lake Monroe, and Blue Spring State Park from May and June 2022. A few familiar faces showed up with new calves, too!
Tales from the Spring: Manatee Rescue and Release
Learn more about manatee rescue and release and the stories of rehabilitation for Tink Tink, MaryKate, Lesley, and more!
Manatee Sightings Update: April 2022
See photos and videos of adoptees and other manatee sightings at Blue Spring State Park by researchers at the park from the end of the 2021–2022 manatee season.
