Manatee bones are extra heavy and dense, and yet they fracture more easily than your bones. Check out this fractured bone and learn what Dr. Gerry Pinto and Lucas Meers have to say about it.
Resource links
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Manatee Program
Where can you see manatees in Florida?
Information for boaters and PWC operators
City of Jacksonville
Manatee protection plan and implementation plan
U.S. Marine Mammal Commission
Florida Manatee
Vilanzo the manatee was beached and cold stressed, but got some new friends while he was rescued, rehabilitated, and released back into the wild by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens – watch his story here.
Resource Links
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Manatee Critical Care Center (Where Vilanzo was rehabilitated)
Jacksonville Manatee Festival
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Manatee ProgramĀ
Educational Materials
Where can I see manatees?