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Orphaned Manatee Calf Rescued Near Shrimp Farm in Belize

Updated August 4, 2022 Posted July 22, 2022

On July 20, 2022, the CMA Research Institute Marine Mammal Rescue Team in Belize received a report of an orphaned baby manatee near a shrimp farm.

Manatee Tracking – Paprika

Updated April 30, 2023 Posted June 24, 2022

CMARI tagged and outfitted Paprika with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of their manatee Northern Atlantic Coast study

Manatee Tracking – Eleven

Updated October 21, 2023 Posted June 16, 2022

CMA Research Institute has fitted Eleven with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of the Northern Atlantic Coast study and UME study.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Receives $3.5 Million for Manatee Research and Rehabilitation Pools

Posted June 16, 2022

Florida Governor Desantis signed a record $109.9 billion budget including $3.5 million directed for manatee rehabilitation pools at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The funds are part of a record $20 million set to enhance and expand the State’s manatee acute care facilities and to restore spring access and habitat restoration in manatee concentrated areas.

Manatee Tracking – Tega

Updated March 23, 2023 Posted June 15, 2022

CMA Research Institute has fitted Tega with a GPS satellite tag and will be monitoring her movements as part of the UME study.

Study Confirms Belizean Manatees Face Similar Fate to Florida Manatees, Death by Boat Strike

Posted June 14, 2022

Data collected by the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network found that collision with watercraft accounted for the main cause of manatee strandings over a 23-year period, from 1997 to 2019.

CMA Researcher Travels to Cuba in Effort to Save Manatee Calf

Posted March 30, 2022

CMA Researcher travels to Cuba in effort to save manatee calf.

Manatee Tracking – Marduk

Updated March 23, 2023 Posted February 21, 2022

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.

Manatee Tracking – Juanita

Updated March 23, 2023 Posted June 29, 2021

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.

Manatee Tracking – Pepe

Updated March 23, 2023 Posted June 29, 2021

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