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Dear Supporter

Thank you for being a dedicated supporter of Save the Manatee Club! I hope you enjoy this March issue of The Manatee Zone, our quarterly newsletter. Read how you are helping make a difference in manatee lives.

Thank you again for your support and compassion. Together, we continue our lifesaving work to secure the manatee's future, despite those who would see them stripped of their lifesaving protections.  

For the manatees,

Patrick M. Rose, CPM, Aquatic Biologist
Executive Director


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Thank You on Our 35th Anniversary!
By Nancy Sadusky, Director of Online Communications

The year 2016 marks Save the Manatee Club’s 35th Anniversary. Founded in 1981 by Bob Graham, former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator, and singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett, today the Club is the world’s leading manatee conservation organization. We would not be able to do what we do without the assistance of our wonderful members, and we are very grateful for your compassion and support as we strive to protect endangered manatees and their aquatic habitat for future generations. 

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Service Announces Plans to Downlist Manatees
By Katie Tripp, Ph.D., Director of Science and Conservation

On January 7th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans to downlist West Indian manatees from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Save the Manatee Club has been working for 35 years towards a day when manatees can be downlisted and ultimately delisted from the Endangered Species Act, but the manatees' future is far from certain, which means the work is far from over, and the time for downlisting is NOT yet here.

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Club Media Event Highlights Education
By Janice Nearing, Director of Public Relations

This past November, as part of Manatee Awareness Month, the Club invited Florida press to attend a “Manatee Media Event” at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. Speakers included the Club's Executive Director, Pat Rose, our Director of Science and Conservation, Katie Tripp, our Manatee Specialist, Wayne Hartley, as well as Park Manager, Michael Watson, and Park Services Specialist, Rachel Fonvielle.     

There was a lot to talk about at the event with emphasis on the Club’s new, exciting education programs. The Blue Spring Adventurers Program for 3rd to 5th graders teaches youngsters how to be good stewards of Florida’s precious springs. A free online curriculum, titled, Springs Conservation in the Classroom and Beyond, is comprised of a series of course modules for high school students and the general public.

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