Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Manatee Tracking

Manatee Tracking – Marduk

CMA Research Institute has fitted Marduk with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring his movements as part of the Ocklawaha Manatee Use study.

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Manatee Tracking – Juanita

In August of 2012, Juanita suffered more than 10 stab wounds as a small calf when she was rescued in the Bayahíbe area, in the southeast coast of Hispaniola island.

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Manatee Tracking – Pepe

In October 2012, a small orphaned manatee was reported in the vicinity of the Haina River marina, in the Dominican capital.

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Manatee Tracking – Lupita

Lupita was rescued as a young orphaned manatee in 2018, in Luperón, in the north coast of the Dominican Republic.

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Manatee Tracking – Chessie

Jno is an adult female manatee that was found stranded on a sandy berm in the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.

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Tracking Chessie The Traveling Manatee

Chessie, a manatee known to have traveled from Florida to Rhode Island in the 90s, is now being tracked by scientists at Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute.

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A Manatee’s Legacy: The Life and Loss of Leesburg

Even though “Leesburg” was killed by human interaction, her story inspired so many to learn more about manatees. Her journey will live on by the invaluable movement data she provided researchers and residents that live and play on the Ocklawaha waterways, all the way down to Leesburg, Florida.

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Manatee Tracking – Jno

Jno is an adult female manatee that was found stranded on a sandy berm in the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.

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