True Grit! The Woman Behind The 5K Race

True Grit! The Woman
Behind The 5K Race
By Judith Vallee, Director of Development
T
enacity, spunk, stamina, resoluteness, purposefulness, compassion. These are
all words that aptly describe Lesley Argiri, the biology teacher from L’Anse
Creuse High School in Harrison Township, Michigan, who, with the help of her
students, volunteers, and community, has put on an annual 5K race for ­manatees.
No, there are no manatees in Michigan, but years ago Lesley fell in love with them and was
determined to find a way to help.
And so she did! This
year marks the 10th
­anniversary of the
5K race that Lesley
started for manatees. To
organize such a detailed
and intensive labor of
love, Lesley’s true grit
shines. Throughout the
year, she and her team,
which includes her hardworking husband, Brian,
prepare for the race. So
far, her donations to the
Club total a whopping
$69,500, and she doesn’t
intend to call it quits
anytime soon!
Last year’s race drew
They’re off! All types of walkers, joggers, and ­runners
over 1,000 participants!
­participate each year. Photo by Brian McDonald.
To register for this year’s
race, go to savethemanatee5k.com, or email Lesley at [email protected]. It will be
held on May 18th at the Huron-Clinton Lake St. Clair Metropark in Mount Clemens, Michigan. There will be a 5K Run/2 Mile Walk and a Mini Manatee Mile as well. It’s a great family event that’s also dog-friendly.
Patrick Rose, the Club’s executive director, will attend this year’s 10th anniversary event.
He and Lesley would love to see you there.
Our Goals For 2013
By Katie Tripp, Ph.D., Director of Science and Conservation
The Official Newsletter of
Save the Manatee® Club
500 N. Maitland Ave.
Maitland, FL 32751
Artwork by Nancy Blauers
March, Volume 32
Issue #1 of 2013
Published four times a year
in March, June, September
and November.
This year we expect minimum flows and level (MFL) proposals to be introduced
for Crystal River and Kings Bay in Citrus County. As this system supports the largest
­aggregation of manatees at a natural warm-water site in the state, it is of the utmost
­importance that the aquifer be protected to ensure maximum spring flow to support
­overwintering manatees – which may require a reduction in groundwater pumping. We
will be highly engaged in this process once the draft MFL is released. Statewide, we will
continue to work for improved laws and policies to reduce water consumption and protect
Florida’s groundwater and surface water resources.
We will continue working to develop ecotourism standards and tour guide educational
programs for the U.S. and abroad to help protect manatees from harassment in their habitat.
We will also look for new strategies to increase boater compliance with manatee protection
speed zones and are investigating the role new technologies can play in helping us achieve
this goal.
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Manatee Mortality Remains High
By Courtney Edwards, Staff Biologist
O
n January 8th, the final
manatee mortality figures
for 2012 were released
by the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission,
reporting a total of 392 manatee
deaths. As is the case in many years,
the number one known cause of
death for manatees was watercraft
collisions (81 deaths). Combined
with other human-related causes
(gate/lock and “other human”),
­humans were responsible for 38.5%
of the known manatee deaths in
2012. The remaining known mortalities comprised perinatal, which
includes all manatees less than about
5 feet in length who did not die
from a known human-related cause
(26%), natural (24.8%), and cold
stress (10.7%). Brevard County and
Lee County continue to remain at
the top of the list for counties with
the highest total mortality, with 91
and 79 deaths respectively. Other
counties with notable mortality
­include Volusia (21), Citrus (17),
and Broward (15).
Compared to recent record years,
cold stress deaths were significantly
lower in 2012 due to the fairly
warm winter in Florida. However,
manatees were impacted by two
natural events this year, resulting
in a higher than average number of
manatee deaths from natural causes.
In Southwest Florida, from January
to February and from October to
­December, red tide was prevalent
in the waters of Lee, Collier, and
Charlotte counties, resulting in
32 red tide deaths (19 confirmed,
13 suspected). On the opposite
coast in Brevard County, there
were 18 natural manatee mortalities,
potentially related to a series of algal
blooms in the Indian River Lagoon
that have resulted in massive losses
of seagrass.
While fewer manatees died from
cold stress in 2012 than in the last
few years when Florida experienced
periods of prolonged cold weather,
the future is full of uncertainty,
especially regarding the long-term
availability of warm-water refuges
and the likelihood of more harsh
winters in Florida’s future.
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It Was A Busy, Exciting Year!
By Janice Nearing, Director of Public Relations
A
s many of you know,
last winter, Save the
Manatee Club developed
and installed live webcams underwater and above-water
at Blue Spring State Park in Orange
City, Florida. This provided people
in all four corners of the globe the
ability to watch wild manatees in
their natural environment during
the cooler months.
Manatee enthusiasts can’t get
enough of the candid cams! In a
little over a year, viewers who
might never have had a chance to
see manatees up close have watched
millions of live streaming minutes
of the manatees as they rollick and
roll in the clear spring waters. Also
of interest at the site throughout
manatee season are regular reports
from Wayne Hartley, the Club’s
­Manatee S
­ pecialist. In them he tells
of the Club’s adoptee a­ rrivals, who
has a new calf, who’s hanging out
with the local alligators or playing
in the clay along the spring bottom
that day, and other news from the
wild. We are also very proud that
our webcams have provided much
valuable information regarding
manatee behavior and relative
health conditions.
So cute while mugging for the ­camera! Photo by Patrick M. Rose.
There may be few manatees in
the spring run right now since it’s
March, but visitors to the Club’s
webcam site can still watch and
enjoy archived footage. And you
never know which manatee might
sneak in a visit, so keep checking
the livecams page at manatv.org.
Also, last September, the Club
produced and ­distributed a new
30-second TV and radio public
service ­message featuring the Club’s
world-renowned co-founder, Jimmy
Buffett, who encourages continued
public support for the manatees.
Our outreach and education
­efforts continue to grow, thanks
to the help of our caring members,
volunteers, and supporters who
make all good things possible.
Matching Gifts Programs
The company you work for could have a Matching Gifts Program.
If they do, your employer may be able to match your donations to Save the Manatee Club.
Thanks for checking it out.
Looking Back And Forging Ahead
By Katie Tripp, Ph.D., Director of Science and Conservation
From 2008–2012, the Club has
provided nearly $66,000 in direct
­assistance to our international
­partners in supplies and funding.
This doesn’t even reflect the value
of many hours of staff time and
the donation of our education and
outreach materials to assist these
­international projects. In these
last five years, we have contributed
to projects in the following countries: the Bahamas, Belize, Brazil,
Costa Rica, Cuba, the ­Dominican
­Republic, Jamaica, Mexico,
­Mozambique, ­Namibia, Peru,
­Senegal, and Gabon.
In November 2012, we purchased
a satellite tag for Twiggy, who is
being released after several years at
Wildtracks in Belize, during which
she has transformed from a tiny,
feeble orphaned calf into a healthy,
vibrant juvenile manatee. The satellite tag will allow her movements
to be ­followed and help ensure her
­successful re-adaptation to life
in the wild. The tag can be recovered and re-used for other manatees
in Wildtracks’ care, making it an
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“Tiny Toon” – The Little Electric Boat That Could
By Janice Nearing, Director of Public Relations
L
ooking out for the well-being of manatees
is one of Sally & Jack Papp’s passions.
The annual snowbirds from upstate New
York are dedicated Florida volunteers during
Manatee Watch season at Ellie Schiller Homosassa
Springs Wildlife State Park. But Sally’s physical health
over the years has made it very difficult for her to climb
in and out of kayaks and canoes and spend hours in
them. So back in 2008, when “Tiny Toon,” an electric,
easy-to-board, pontoon boat, donated by Save the
­Manatee Club, was added to the Park’s Manatee
Watch program, the Papps welcomed a wonderful
new opportunity to observe manatees while spending
time together patrolling the Blue Waters refuge. “We
feel a kindred spirit with the manatees,” says Jack.
“Volunteering is a way we can give back to the
­community.” Photo: Sally and Jack Papp, ready
on Tiny Toon to volunteer for the Manatee Watch
­program. Photo by Susan Strawbridge.
Many New Calves In!
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The season began on October
29th, and by January records were
broken. Over 400 manatees had
been seen, and over 52 of those
were calves. The old record for
calves was set a couple of years
ago with 27.
Our adoptees were there for the
start. Annie and her calf were in
on October 29th, but Georgia beat
the season by showing up the day
before. She still had her yearling,
but has weaned it in favor of a coldstressed calf we are now keeping
an eye on. Robin was in on October
30th and behaving as usual. On
October 31st we welcomed Brutus,
Floyd, and Howie. They look good
and have stayed around. Phyllis
was here on November 2nd but
isn’t in as often as normal for her.
On November 8th we saw Lenny,
Lily, and Lucille. Lily has no calf
but still looks pregnant. The next
day Doc, Margarito, Paddy Doyle,
and Philip arrived. Doc has been
coming way up the run. I’ve seen
Margarito only twice, but Philip is
in often. Merlin stuck just his head
into the edge of the webcam on
November 11th.
By Wayne Hartley, Manatee Specialist
Blue Spring Adoption Update
A manatee gliding in front of the webcam (manatv.org) – so much fun
to watch. Photo by Patrick M. Rose.
Deep Dent had a good summer as
we could see when he came in on
November 16th. Whiskers arrived
on November 19th with Flash. Flash
wasn’t around long. He is being seen
at other springs. Nick didn’t bother
until November 23rd. Rocket was at
Welaka Spring on November 20th
but made it here by the 28th. He is
thin, and the cold got to him, so we
are keeping an eye on him. Squeaky
was spotted on December 4th, but
was probably in earlier. She has
almost no scars. She came out to
rub the bottom of the canoe.
At last, Elaine showed up on
­February 4th! She had a new footlong skeg scar, but it was healed.
The Wild Manatees Are Back!
By Susan Lowe, Ellie Schiller Homosassa
Springs Wildlife State Park Adoption Update
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riel, Lorelei, Electra,
and Rosie have been
visiting with all the
wild manatees that have
entered the spring run this winter
season catching up on all the news.
Though our manatees are held in
a special area of our spring during
this time, it is only temporary.
Opening the Park’s spring run to
our manatees’ wild cousins supports
an important mission by allowing
a larger warm-water refuge during
the cold water temperatures in the
Gulf of Mexico. This is so important
to the survival and recovery of the
West Indian manatee in Florida.
Ariel, Lorelei, Electra, and Rosie
are still watching their diets carefully as their health assessments are
on the near horizon. They have
been happily munching on native
aquatic plants, which they find very
tasty but are actually higher in
calories! Our staff at the Park carefully weighs the aquatic plants our
manatees get fed daily. Like any diet
plan, our manatees seem to always
yearn for an extra helping of plants
until they realize they must get in
the sling to be weighed! Rosie, who
last weighed in at over 3,200 pounds,
A wild manatee and calf, as seen from the Park’s underwater observatory.
Photo by Susan Lowe.
is especially not fond of being
weighed. Save the Manatee Club
even funded a special “Rosie” sling
for her super-sized figure. Ariel,
­Lorelei, and Electra each begrudgingly enter the sling to be weighed.
Our Park’s visitors love guessing
how much they each weigh!
Please come and visit Ariel,
­Lorelei, Electra, and Rosie! They
would love to see their adoptive
fan club members and show off
their beautiful home at Ellie Schiller
­Homosassa Springs Wildlife State
Park, which is open 365 days a year!
Susan Lowe has been the Park’s
Wildlife Care ­Supervisor since
2004, responsible for managing
a department that contains eight
staff, 30 plus ­volunteers, and over
300 wildlife residents, including
several Florida manatees.
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or mail a change of address card to us. Also, please notify us if your e-mail address changes.
Flicker And Vector Enjoying Tampa Bay
By Courtney Edwards, Staff Biologist
With no sightings of any of our
Tampa Bay adoptees in our last
update, we are happy to report two
adoptees were spotted once again in
the Tampa area. Vector and Flicker
were seen by researchers several
times in the last few months.Vector
was seen with another adult manatee
on October 18th in Bayboro Harbor
on the west side of Tampa Bay in
St. Petersburg.
Flicker was also spotted in St.
Petersburg on December 6th at the
Bartow Power Plant. Then the two
were seen together at the TECO Big
Bend Power Plant in Apollo Beach
on December 23rd. At the time we
went to press, there were no new
sightings of Elsie, Ginger, or Jemp.
However, the early winter was
­reasonably warm, allowing for
these adoptees to continue to
roam Florida’s waters. This was
good news for the manatees,
­especially after the extremely
cold winter conditions in 2010
and 2011, which resulted in recordbreaking cold stress-related deaths.
Watch for your June newsletter to
see if any of the other Tampa Bay
adoptees showed up through the
remaining winter season!
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Tracking Our Tagged Manatees
By Dr. Ruth Carmichael and Elizabeth Hieb
T
MSN researcher Allen Aven works with collaborators
to tag Serge in Dog River, Alabama, in August 2012.
Photo by Thomas Bilbo.
he Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s Manatee
­Sighting Network (MSN) continues to track
the movements of manatees frequenting
­Alabama waters. Zewie, a member of
Save the Manatee Club’s Adopt-a-Manatee program,
was spotted at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River,
Florida, this past fall. Manatees frequenting Alabama
waters in warm months favor Three Sisters during the
winter months because of its warm water. Bama, who
has ­proven to be a stealthy girl, has continued to evade
­observation by researchers this past fall. She is staying
true to her character and out of the limelight. Three
of our newly tagged manatees (Aven, Wilson, and
TMA010, who is not yet named) were also tracked in
Crystal River in November. Each manatee appeared
to be healthy, feeding, and socializing with dozens of
other manatees in these protected waters. Wilson gave
the MSN team a bit of trouble due to a malfunctioning
­satellite tag, but after two tag exchanges his new tag
seems to be working well (thanks to our collaborators
at Sea to Shore ­Alliance for retagging assistance!).
A fourth newly tagged manatee, Serge, made the
long migration to Tampa Bay in mid-October, where
he was repeatedly spotted at the southern end of the
bay by MSN colleagues from Florida Fish and Wildlife
­Conservation Commission and Mote Marine Laboratory.
Throughout the early spring MSN will closely monitor
our tagged manatees while they are overwintering in
Florida. We look forward to sharing news of their
spring migration back to Alabama next time!
Gift Basket Winner
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Richard Ashby, a member from
Florida, is shown here with our holiday
gift basket, which he won. During our
special holiday promotion, when you
purchased gift adoptions or renewed
memberships, your name was auto­
matically entered in our donation
drawing to win the one-of-a-kind gift
basket with a retail value of over $200.
Mr. Ashby informed us, “We have
appreciated the work done by Save the
Manatee Club for more years than we
can remember. We started adopting
manatees after our daughter adopted
one for us as a Christmas present many
years ago. Since then we have adopted
manatees for Christmas presents for
ourselves and for our grandson.” You,
too, can be a winner just by participating in our Holiday Adopt-A-Manatee
promotion starting in early October.
Watch for it!
Our winner, Richard Ashby. The gift basket was filled with goodies
that included stuffed toys, t-shirts, and our 2013 wall calendar.
Photo courtesy Richard Ashby.
Cool Manatee Stuff!
Learn about manatees, and have fun doing it! Watch a video, listen to manatee sounds,
and much more. Go to savethemanatee.org/coolstuff. There, you will also find links
to our Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and MySpace pages.
Looking Back And Forging Ahead
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important investment for their rehab program.
In January 2013, we provided funds to Tomas Diagne
in Senegal to rescue and relocate four manatees trapped
behind the dam in Nawel, Senegal. We also funded
rescues there in 2009 and 2010. The number of manatees
needing rescue at this site each year appears to be dropping, and Tomas believes the manatees are adapting to
this new dam by finding alternate travel corridors. In the
meantime, we are happy to assist with these rescues of
highly endangered West African manatees.
In 2013 we plan to continue supporting our inter­
national partners and finding opportunities to lend the
Club’s expertise to the global conservation of sirenians.
Photo right: Twiggy wears her new satellite tag,
­sponsored by the Club, which will allow her
­movements to be tracked after her upcoming
release. Photo courtesy Wildtracks.
Renew Early
Please renew your annual membership early, and also consider our Recurring Gift Plan. This saves us on printing
and postage costs. Your contribution can be scheduled monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.
By signing up you will eliminate annual renewal notices because we will automatically renew your Club
membership. Just print and mail us your Authorization Form. Find it at bit.ly/auth-form. Thanks so much!
Our Goals For 2013
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The biggest challenge we are likely to face this
year is the looming downlisting decision from the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. We await the release of a
decision, and the science used to support it, but cannot
currently conceive how the agency can demonstrate
that the habitat safeguards required as part of the fivefactor test under the Endangered Species Act can be
met with the manatees’ dependence on artificial warmwater sites, the ongoing threats to spring flow and
water quality, climate change, red tide, algal blooms,
and seagrass die offs.
One of the Blue Spring manatees stopped by the
­research canoe to say hello and thank you on
the last day of 2012. Photo by Katie Tripp.
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More Ways You Can Help
Have you ever thought about becoming a Club volunteer? Or joining our Manatee Sighting Network? Or contacting
decision-makers? Find out more about all the ways you can help. Go to savethemanatee.org/moreways
to find out how. Thank you so much! You make a big difference in the lives of manatees!
American Volkssport Association Helps Manatees
By Judith Vallee, Director of Development
F
loyd, one of Save the
Manatee Club’s Blue
Spring manatee adoptees,
is working overtime as
ambassador for his species. He is
helping to raise public awareness
about endangered manatees through
the efforts of The American Volks­
sport Association (AVA), America’s
premier noncompetitive sports
organization. The AVA is holding
its 18th AVA Biennial Convention
in Orlando, Florida, from April 29
through May 3, 2013, and they
have chosen Floyd as their mascot.
Dennis Michele, Convention
Chairman and AVA’s Southeast
­Region Director says, “We chose
Floyd as a mascot because our
convention highlights the state,
and manatees are one of Florida’s
best known icons. We also wanted
to support Save the Manatee Club
and their conservation work and
are encouraging our members to
adopt Floyd. Further, a donation
will be presented on May 3rd by
AVA ­organizers to Patrick Rose, the
Club’s Executive Director, who will
also be a convention guest speaker.”
The AVA has a national grassroots
network of some 300 clubs conducting about 3,000 Volkssport events
annually in 50 states and involving
almost 400,000 participants during
You can request a hi-res jpeg of this ad for your company
newsletters. E-mail: [email protected]
Celebrate Spring.
Celebrate Us.
Adopt-A-Manatee®
Call 1-800-432-JOIN (5646)
www.savethemanatee.org
The Voice for Manatees Since 1981
the most recent 2008-2010 biennial
reporting period. The 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization is committed to the promotion of a healthy
lifestyle for people of all ages and
abilities. For more information
Photo © Patrick M. Rose
about AVA, visit ava.org.
If you would like to help raise
funds for the Club through a
­promotional event you are planning,
please email us at membership@
savethemanatee.org.
Help Manatees For Tomorrow
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Remember Save the Manatee® Club in your will or living trust, name the Club a beneficiary in your life insurance policy
or retirement plan, and give gifts of real estate and stock. Please consult your attorney about a legacy gift or contact
Patrick Rose, the Club’s Executive Director, for further information at 1-800-432-5646. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization. Our federal tax identification number is 59-3131709. Thank you for caring!
Gift Catalog
You can also order online at shopsavethemanatee.org (additional items available).
FOR HOW TO ORDER, SEE THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 11.
Sale
Holiday Cards
Another extraordinary design
by renowned artist Nancy
­Blauers. Inside message reads
“Wishing you a wonderful
­holiday season filled with
peace, love, and joy.” Get 12
cards/envelopes on recycled
paper. Cards measure 50 3 70.
Order while supplies last.
Printed in the USA!
Item #99013
Regular Price $14.95
Sale Price $8.95
Cell Phone Holder
Features the Club’s logo.
Comes with a black carabiner
clip, zippered back pouch, and a
Velcro closure. Measures 3-1/40
W 3 5-1/40 H 3 3/40 D with a
360 adjustable lanyard. Holds
cell phones and other personal
data devices. Very handy!
Item #90504 Price $6.95
Sale
2013 Wall
Calendar
A fabulous wall
­calendar with a
­beautiful underwater
manatee photo for
every month of
the year. Measures
120 3 240 when open.
Special message from
our Executive Director,
Patrick Rose, inside. Printed in the USA!
Item #91013
Regular Price $13.99
Sale Price $5.99
Porcelain Necklace
Pendant is on a 320 braided rayon
cord. The unusual manatee design
is fired into the porcelain clay,
and the piece is lightweight and
finished to a satin touch. Comes
packaged in a gift box. These are
really lovely and won’t last long at
this price! Made in the USA!
Item #90324 Price $14.95
Wine Bottle
Holder
Filbert
The Plush Toy
Hand-painted poly resin
­design features excellent
detail and realism. Holds
a wine bottle, or your
­favorite bottle of soda,
whiskey, beer, etc.
A great conversation
piece, they look fantastic
with any decor. Measures
80 H 3 110 L. Comes boxed.
Meet Filbert! He’s an
endearing plush in a twocolor design with very soft
fur. Machine-washable, and
for ages 18 months and up.
Measures 50 H 3 200 L.
Makes a great gift and a
wonderful addition to your
manatee collection.
Item #98010 Price $30.95
Item #90099 Price $19.95
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Official Club T-Shirt
(Adults)
Back
Front
The back of our new 2013 Club
T-shirt features another fabulous
manatee design by renowned
artist Nancy Blauers. Our Club
logo is featured on the front of
this white-only, pre-shrunk, 100%
cotton shirt. Wear it to show your
support! Available in Adult Sizes
S, M, L, XL, and XXL.
Club T-Shirt
(For Kids)
Our new official 2013
Club T-shirt for kids
­features the same design as
our Adult shirts, only the
design is on the front.
It’s a pre-shrunk 100%
cotton shirt in white only.
Available in Children’s
Sizes S, M, and L.
Item #90420 Price $12.95
Item #90310 Price $18.95
Manatee
Earrings
Manatee And
Friends Brass
­Sculpture
This superb sculpture is 130
in height, and is attached to a
solid marble base. Beautifully
crafted and colored, it includes
tropical fish, a sea turtle, and
manta ray. Made of brass, and
colored using a special process
to create patina finishes that
will not rub off or fade.
Item #90735 Price $155.95
Mom And Baby
Resting Manatees
Two charming manatees
made of sand sit atop rocks
and vegetation – also made
of sand! Approximately
3-1/20 L 3 20 W. Wonderful to display in your home, office, or home office.
Another great value! Add to your collection of
sand sculptures. Made in the USA!
Item #90720 Price $13.95
A very pretty pair of
hand-blown glass earrings.
Manatees measure 10 in
length. Made in the USA!
Item #90336 Price $19.95
Murphy Visits
Memphis (Book)
What do manatees and the
King of Rock and Roll have
in common? Read this
­delightful children’s book to
find out. Paperback, 28 pages,
and filled with beautiful
illustrations. Inspired by a
fisherman’s real-life encounter
with a manatee on the mighty
Mississippi River.
Printed in the USA!
Item #1014 Price $16.95
Baby Brass Sculpture
It measures 80 H 3 40 W 3 40 D,
and is attached to a solid marble
base. Made of brass, and colored
­using a special process to create
patina finishes that will not rub
off or fade. You’ll love this one!
Item #90705 Price $44.95
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Night Shirt
This nightshirt is really
sweet, especially with its
“double-meaning” ­message
“No Wake Zone”! It’s 100%
cotton and comes in Adult sizes
Small/Medium and Large/
X-Large. This is sure to make
you smile!
Puzzle
You’ll have hours of fun
working on this 550-piece
puzzle with a beautiful
­manatee image by marine
wildlife artist William Bock.
Finished size is 180 H 3
240 W and it’s suitable for
framing. Not for children
under 3 years of age.
Made in the USA!
Item #99018 Price $17.95
The Florida Manatee
By Roger L. Reep (a member of our
Board of Directors) and Robert K.
Bonde, manatee researchers with ­
decades of ­experience. The book ­
covers the manatee’s evolutionary
­history, ­popu­lation dynamics, threats
posed by people, and more. With
superb ­illustrations and photos. Hard or
soft cover, 189 pages. For adult readers.
The authors donate all their p­ roceeds
from the sale of this book to young
­investigators doing manatee research.
Item #80082 Price $19.95
Manny The
Talking Manatee
Wow! A talking manatee plush
toy that educates while it enter­
tains. What a great idea! We
love this and you will, too! Buy
one for yourself, and then buy
some for the kids in your life.
This one is really, ­really cute!
Measures 190 in length.
Item #90080 Price $19.95
Plant Stakes
Item #1012 (hard cover) Price $34.95
Item #1004 (soft cover) Price $24.95
Stainless Steel
Manatee
Mania CD
A collection of 19 original
songs by The Manatee Man,
­talented Gary Pane, who
­generously donated the CDs.
Songs include Manatee Dream,
If ­Manatees Liked Music, and
­Tennessee Manatee, a true story about a m
­ anatee in
the ­Mississippi River. This CD is foot-tappingly fun
for the entire family! CD is made in the USA!
Item #1140 Price $9.95
Beautifully crafted plant stakes make
wonderfully unique gifts for all the
gardeners in your life. Handmade
from stainless steel to help keep their
vibrant colors, no two are quite alike.
These will definitely add that perfect
touch to any garden! Stake measures
approximately 160 in length, and
manatee Mom and Baby are 50 H
3 80 W. Made in the USA!
Item #90499 Price $15.95
How to Order:
• Order online at www.shopsavethemanatee.org where
you can also view more merchandise for sale.
• Order by phone. Call toll-free 1-800-432-JOIN (5646) in
the United States and Canada. For International Orders,
call 407-539-0990. Our office hours are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.
• Should you wish to pay by check, please call us toll-free
for your shipping costs at 1-800-432-JOIN (5646).
• All orders shipped to a Florida address will be charged
a 6.5% sales tax.
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Please continue your generous support at savethemanatee.org/donation,
or call us at 1-800-432-JOIN (5646) to help us continue our ongoing
efforts to protect manatees and their aquatic habitat. Thank you!
Board of Directors Co-Chairs
Jimmy Buffett and Helen Spivey
Executive Director – Patrick Rose, Aquatic Biologist
Newsletter Editor – Terry Nearing
Staff
Star Gazing
Follow Nature’s Celebrities at
Blue Spring State Park, Florida
Membership Services Representatives:
Barbara Logan, Sandra Rogers, and Carla Wilson
Mailroom Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Cranis
Staff Biologist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Edwards
Technology Mgr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Gajewski
Director of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connie Graham
Manatee Specialist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne Hartley
Catalog Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melody Lang
Administrative Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlene Nall
Director of Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . Janice Nearing
Bookkeeper/Office Manager. . . . . . . . . . Paula Roberts
Director of Online Communications . . . Nancy Sadusky
Director of Science & Conservation. . . . Dr. Katie Tripp
Director of Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith Vallee
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www.savethemanatee.org/livecams
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