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We would like to provide an update on the status of Buffett, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s resident Florida manatee, and provide some insight into the decisions being made in regard to his current and future care. Mote continues to believe strongly that it is in Buffett’s best interest...
The Mote family is absolutely heartbroken to share that yesterday, April 29, our beloved resident manatee, Hugh, passed away unexpectedly. After Hugh showed a change in his behavior earlier in the day, animal care staff began closely monitoring him. Saturday late afternoon, Hugh suddenly became unresponsive...
The following story ran in the fall 2022 Mote Magazine, a special publication distributed to Mote's members and donors twice a year. In the shallow salt water of the Gulf of Mexico swims a female manatee and her calf, tooling around and grazing on seagrass. The manatee calls to her calf, but what...
It's tough to be a Florida manatee right now. With declining seagrass to eat and multiple other threats from cold snaps to harmful algae, these threatened mammals need all the help they can get. Meet a Mote Marine Laboratory scientist who is working to help manatees—Mote Postdoctoral Research Fellow...
When Cindy Burnett called Mote Marine Laboratory’s 24/7 marine animal stranding hotline on April 12, 2021 about a manatee she thought was in trouble, she at first had no idea what they were actually witnessing: a female manatee giving birth! Burnett was at home in Siesta Harbor when she noticed...
By Miguel Montalvo -- November is Manatee Awareness Month! This has been a tough year for the Florida manatee. So far, 732 manatees have died, more than the 538 total in 2017. Part of the reason for this unusually high mortality rate is the current red tide bloom (which is known or suspected...
Florida International University and Mote Marine Laboratory are developing new and more efficient ways to treat manatees exposed to toxic red tide. Through a $428,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ECOHAB program, FIU and Mote are launching a three-year project...
As Southwest Florida’s weather and coastal waters warm, Mote Marine Laboratory reminds boaters and beachgoers to respect and protect marine animals. Please practice safe boating, in accordance with guidelines from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and U.S. Coast Guard, heed...
Resident manatee in Mote Aquarium. Credit: Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory Media: The first interview opportunities with the study author are expected to be available during the week of April 2. However, media are welcome to share the content below starting March 28, Manatee Appreciation Day. -- Detecting...
Are you ready for some football? Mote Aquarium’s resident manatees Hugh and Buffett are! Come cheer on Mote’s manatees at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 as they predict the winner of the Super Bowl for the ninth year in a row. Who will they choose for the winner of Super Bowl 50? Will it be the Denver...