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November is Manatee Awareness Month
Help support manatee conservation by purchasing your own Florida manatee license plate!
The fee collected during the purchase of your manatee license plate goes directly into the Save the Manatee Trust Fund (Trust Fund). The Trust Fund is a key source of funding for the State's manatee-related research, rescue, and conservation activities. Through the long-term public support of the Trust Fund, critical information gained from the FWC’s research, rescue, and monitoring efforts continues to provide conservation managers and the public with timely, science-based information needed to guide current and future conservation actions.
There are two ways you can purchase a manatee license plate:
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Amazing Manatee Bone Facts
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Six neck bones instead of seven? Solid rib bones? Learn some amazing facts about manatee bones.
FWRI at Fashion Funds the Cure
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FWRI sea turtle staff had the privilege of participating in Fashion Funds the Cure, a charitable fashion show that celebrates the strength, courage, and dreams of pediatric cancer patients.
Tangled & Released: A Successful Rescue in the Field
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FWRI freshwater fisheries biologists in the field came across an alligator snapping turtle trapped in old, unattended trotline.
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As the research division within FWC, FWRI operates programs statewide that focus on obtaining
the wide-ranging data and information needed by fish, wildlife, and ecosystem resource managers.
The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute recruits primarily scientists and science technicians. Business services and facility maintenance also require the expertise of qualified management, administrative, public information, clerical and maintenance staff. FWRI also offers both internships and limited volunteer opportunities.
MarineQuest
We invite you to join us for MarineQuest, FWRI's annual open house. This award-winning event is an opportunity for you and your family to learn about Florida's fish and wildlife and FWRI's exciting research.
