I've been shooting video at Idiot's Delight since early November and have seen several very young manatees being tamed and habituated to people and boats....
Hi everybody, Overheard today from a tour guide to a boat load of swimmers on the way to play with the manatees..."the best place to scratch them is under the...
I helped guide a group of college students on a kayak tour of King's Bay. Their very first manatee experience was watching a cow and her calf being chased by...
I watched a cow and a calf today at Three Sisters Sanctuary. The cow was trying to rest just outside the sanctuary. The calf was playing wildly with humans...
A clear example of altering the manatees' natural behavior. But law enforcement has told me, "I'm not going to give somebody a ticket for petting a manatee". ...
I finally got a glimpse of the new baby this morning. They were in the far corner of the sanctuary. Mom is very attentive. I took four people out on a kayak...
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Saturday morning was unusual. There were still manatees remaining inside Three Sisters mid-morning. Many swimmers were around. Sometimes swimmers would get...
I took a family of four on a kayak tour of King's Bay this morning. We were heading across the front of Pete's Pier when we were "intercepted" by a local tour...
I suggest we all start doing 2 things. We need to get our clients to complain to the authorities about what they are seeing. If they start hearing from...
Lemme guess.....this is the same tour company that is always saying LOUDLY how much manatee education they do?!! THAT kind of education we can certainly do...
One more for this winter. A sub-adult female manatee was recovered this morning. It showed signs of cold stress. Other causes could be primary or secondary....
April first. Today the manatee sanctuaries go away. Today the tour boats enter the sanctuary areas that the manatees have come to know as their safe havens....
Today I was kayaking in King's Bay and came upon a tour group chasing after a manatee. I heard the guide, who was leading the chase, say to the kids, "did you...
I was kayaking in King's Bay yesterday and came around the corner of Shatz Island, heading toward the bridge. Two children were swimming in the channel,...
We were on King's Bay today, passively observing several manatees resting in shallow water, when a tour boat pulled up. The guide told his group not to touch...
Today is the first Saturday since the speed on King's Bay went from slow to 35mph. I spent the afternoon in my kayak on the east side of Buzzard island at the...
I took my 13 year old niece kayaking on King's Bay this morning. We had the bay almost entirely to ourselves except for just a few other boats. Manatees were...
Would you ever consider suing said company for defamation/slander or harassment? Join CEOs for Wild Manatees [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I concur with Matt. Defamation of character is certainly being attempted, and perhaps accomplished, by the talk to tourists. A Abby and Mike Quigley ...
Since 'said company' has targeted you, have you thought about naming 'said company' via the site? That way members could make an informed decision on which...
We agreed when we started this group that we had no reason to name names. At this point I have no qualms about naming a business and their guides when the...
I went to Lowry Park Zoo today to visit the cow and calf that were taken there from Crystal River on June 27th. They are doing so well that they've been moved...
While conducting a guided tour of King's Bay today, I passed by two anchored American Pro Dive boats. The guides were in the water herding and corralling a...
... company. ... front ... Oh Tracy. I read all your updates. I don't know how you do it. As you know we quit Manatee Watch because we were told we can do...
Hi Everybody, This Saturday, July 26th, we will be hanging out in boats and kayaks along the east side of Buzzard Island in King's Bay. Please join us from...
A conversation on Kings Bay bridge yesterday evening I had with a dad and his family while watching several manatees hanging out near the bridge. Dad, "wish I...
Is there any word on whether 3 Sisters will be elgigable to be puchased? Has enough money and pledges been raised. As I understnd we only had until the end of...
