Manatee Education and Information

State park officer visiting FWC's booth at the 2018 HuManatee Fest in Wakulla Springs

Students learning about manatees at a science fair

Students learning about manatees at an FWC event

In 1975, Florida’s school children helped designate the endangered Florida manatee as Florida’ state marine mammal. Before and since then, various research, management and educational efforts occurred to bring back a species that many people thought was on the verge of extinction.

For more historic information about Florida’s manatees, please check out the Manatee Timeline.

Educational Materials

For Teachers
For Students
For Boat Facilities
Watersport Guidelines
Brochures

Information

Manatee Facts and Information
Manatee Timeline – Fossil History to Current Events
Where to See Manatees in Florida
Florida Manatee Program

To order publications, please write to:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Imperiled Species Management Section
620 S. Meridian Street, 6A
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600

Or use the FWC Publications request service.

To report an injured, dead, harassed, or orphaned Manatee

Call the Wildlife Alert Hotline 888-404-FWCC(3922). Cell phone users may call *FWC or #FWC.