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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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Remembering Paddy Doyle

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Volunteer Mana-team Support for Earth Day

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Sightings Update: April 2025

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First Rescue of the Year is in Alabama

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Several Coastal Adoptees Surface This Winter

March 2025 - The Manatee Zone

The Ladies of Homosassa: Comfy in Their Heated Pools

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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

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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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The unusual summer sightings continue with at least 10 new calves sighted at Blue Spring.

Manatee Sightings: October 2024

The summer manatee sightings remain unusually more frequent than normal, with at least ten new calves and their mothers stopping by the park.

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2024 Manatee Art Contest: Cast Your Vote Now!

We’ve received so many wonderful submissions from a talented variety of artists! Now it’s your turn to help us choose the best in each category by voting for your favorite.

Mating herds can oftentimes occur in very shallow water and the female may beach herself trying to get away from the males. Beached manatees should immediately be reported to FWC at 1-888-404-3922.

Manatee Sightings: August 2024

We usually don’t get a lot of summer sightings of our adoptees, but this summer has been a bit unusual so far!

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Storm Drain Marking for World Ocean Day

SMC volunteers marked storm drains to protect Florida’s waterways and manatees. Learn more about what we did and how it helps.

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Make a Will Month: Plan Today, Protect Tomorrow

As we enter Make a Will Month, we want to highlight the importance of planning for the future and leaving a legacy.

Native Plant Updates

Embracing Native Plants and a Fertilizer-Free Future

Over the last few months, the plants have transformed spaces that were once bare into a mini wildlife haven.