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

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Sightings Update: February 2025

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Volunteers Make a Difference for Manatees!

2025 - Paddle Tales eNews - Uncategorized

Bridging Generations: Introducing Manatees to Independent Living Communities

2024 - Paddle Tales eNews

Sightings Update: Manatee Season Has Started at Blue Spring!

2024 - Paddle Tales eNews

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

2024 - Paddle Tales eNews

Appreciating Manatees and Our Amazing Volunteers

November 2024 - The Manatee Zone

Fond Farewell, New Beginning For SMC 5K

November 2024 - The Manatee Zone

Webcams Show Manatees In Their Element

November 2024 - The Manatee Zone

Piper’s Recovery Continues

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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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A nice photo of adoptee Annie and her new calf. Annie brought the calf into Blue Spring on May 13, 2021.

Manatee Sightings Update: Moms and Calves

There were several manatee mother and calf pairs visiting Blue Spring State Park this summer that were captured on the webcam.

Mrs. Mullins’ 1st grade class is showing off their manatee artwork during a virtual presentation about manatees by Shari, an SMC volunteer.

Virtual Volunteers Share The Love

Interested volunteers from all over the United States were able to share their love for manatees by educating audiences through virtual presentations.

A nice photo of a manatee mom and calf pair seen on the webcams at Blue Spring this summer.

Manatee Sightings Update: August 2021

There have been several sightings this summer at Blue Spring State Park, including eight new calves! Enjoy photos and videos documenting the manatee visitors.

Mother and calf pair Toad (left) and Froggie (right) are prepared for release at Anchorage Park in Palm Beach, Florida.

Tales from the Spring: Manatee Rescue and Release

Over the last few months, Save the Manatee Club staff assisted with several manatee rescues and releases in the Central Florida area.

34 foursomes registered for the 18-hole scramble tournament.

First-Ever Golf Tournament Raises Almost $10K for Manatee Conservation Efforts

On Saturday, May 1, 2021, Save the Manatee Club hosted its first-ever charity golf tournament at Hidden Lakes Golf Club in New Smyrna Beach, FL.

Chessie was released back into the wild on May 11, 2021, at Anchorage Park in Palm Beach, Florida.

Chessie’s Incredible Journey

On February 5, 2021, our partners rescued an emaciated manatee swimming sideways near Riviera Beach, Florida, who turned out to be famed manatee Chessie.