Tagging A Manatee at Apollo Beach, Florida
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TECO Big Bend Power Plant
The Manatees, also called Sea Cows, come to the channel by the TECO Big Bend power plant in the winter months to enjoy the warm waters. This is the view from the Apollo Beach side. The Manatee Viewing Center is beside the power plant.
Boats For Sighting & Catching
A spotter plane spots the Manatees over Tampa Bay. One of these boats then attempts to net the Manatee.
The boat with the net.
The manatee will be loaded aboard this boat when captured.
Hurry Up And Wait
Scars from encounters with boats.
After what may be many hours a Manatee is finally captured.
The Manatee is not being harmed during this procedure.
The manatee is examined.
The tracking device is readied.
The tracking device is installed.
The Tracking Device Is Attached To A belt On The Tail Of The Manatee. If The Tracking Device Is Caught It Is Designed To Easily Break Lose So That The Manatee Is Not Harmed.
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Weighed and released.
The manatee is then weighed. And then released into the channel.
One Of The Younger Volunteers
Sunset Over Tampa Bay
Nature Links
- TECO Manatee Viewing Center
- TECO has a website with a live webcam which you can control at the Manatee Viewing Center.
- Manatee-Website for Manatee Watchers
- A website with many Manatee links.
- Manatee Videos
- Various Videos of Manatees
- Dolphin Videos
- Various Videos of Dolphins
- Manatees on Wikipedia
- Wikipedia article about manatees.
- Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo
- Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo has a manatee habitat.
- FWC Website Manatee Page
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission Website
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WritingforYourWealth
Jan 27, 2010 @ 5:21 pm | delete
- Very cool lens. I love all the pictures--they really tell a story!
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Feydakin
Jan 19, 2010 @ 9:23 am | delete
- Wow, that looks like a lot of fun. We are hoping to be able to help the manatee, and animals in general more this year than we did last. Being able to participate in something like must be incredibly rewarding.
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ArtByLinda Aug 19, 2008 @ 12:57 pm | delete
- Great lens! How lucky to have been there to be able to watch the process. The Florida Manatee's are such gentle creatures, and so curious, they are endangered by the propellers of the boats. I can just imagine those running the boats must feel horrible if they know they have hit them. It is good to see them working on conservation for this endangered species! 5* Linda
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NatChar
Mar 10, 2008 @ 11:55 pm | delete
- Great job on your lens! Well put together.
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sharkarama Mar 9, 2008 @ 8:03 pm | delete
- Hey, great lense, would love to swim with one of these.
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