Moving Forward on Florida Water Issues by Katie Tripp, Ph.D., Director of Science and Conservation

Moving Forward on Florida Water Issues By Katie Tripp, Ph.D., Director of Science and Conservation

his summer season was green, but not in a good way. Algal blooms in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) and manatee deaths from an ongoing unusual mortality event in the Brevard County portion of the IRL had the attention of citizens and the media. These blooms are a manifestation of decades of inadequate policies to protect our environment. We communicated with the media and the public about these issues and how they could help: See bit.ly/AlgaeBlooms. The Southwest Florida Water Management District continues its development of Surface Water Improvement Management (SWIM) plans along the Springs Coast. Save the Manatee Club (SMC) staff have been participating in Technical Working Groups and offering written comments on plans for the Weeki Wachee, Homosassa, and Chassahowitzka springs and rivers. The Thick green algae in areas of the Indian River Lagoon plans aim to improve along Florida's east coast, like this scene in Stuart, water quality by reducing dominated the landscape and the media this summer. nitrogen pollution Photo by Cora Berchem, SMC. from agriculture, septic systems, and urban fertilizers, and to monitor and restore habitat, especially native submerged aquatic vegetation. Also this summer, we offered comments on the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (FDEP) recently issued Draft Human Health-Based Water Quality Criteria. SMC advocated more stringent criteria based on a precautionary approach. We remain concerned that criteria were devised with fracking in mind, because standards were relaxed

continued on page 7 Free Manatee Program for School Classes By Nancy Sadusky and Cora Berchem, Save the Manatee Club Staff

The Official Newsletter of Exciting news! Save the Manatee Club has launched a new educational program featuring Manatee Specialist Wayne Hartley and the Blue Spring manatees. The program Save the Manatee® Club is free and makes learning about manatees accessible to school classes across the United 500 N. Maitland Ave. States. The educational sessions are on the Internet and take place on Livestream, a video Maitland, FL 32751 live-streaming platform. September, Volume 35 Each Livestream program includes an educational video about Wayne’s research work Issue #3 of 2016 and the manatees who live in the wild and visit Blue Spring in the winter. The program also features a question and answer session on manatees. Participating schools are featured Published four times a year in the program and can submit questions from students that may be answered by Wayne in in March, June, September, the episode. The length of each program is approximately 30 minutes. and November. We have two programs currently scheduled in 2016 on November 10th at 10:00 a.m. and December 7th at noon. Additional programs are scheduled in 2017 on January 17th and March 14th at 10:00 a.m. and February 16th at 11:30 a.m. All program times are Artwork by Nancy Blauers Nancy by Artwork in Eastern Standard Time (EST) and each program is limited to 20 schools. If you would

continued on page 4 Michigan’s Mighty Manatee Team! By Janice Nearing, Director of Public Relations

t’s an early spring morning in May – day of the annual Save the Manatee 5K Run in Harrison Township, Michigan. Race Directors Lesley Argiri and her husband Brian McDonald, both teachers at L’Anse Creuse High School, check the radar first thing, knowing that rain is one thing they can’t control. Not a worry though this year – the sun peeks out – over 1,200 people make their way to the Lake St. Clair Metropark, and between them and the nearly 800 participants in the Virtual 5K, the event raises an impressive $26,500 to help endangered manatees. These past thirteen years of 5K races in Michigan, thanks to Lesley and Brian’s tireless advocacy, have brought in donations of over $116,000, which have gone towards Save the Manatee Club’s ongoing work to safeguard manatees and their habitat. Meet the leaders – Race Directors Lesley Argiri and Brian “People come back year after year, and McDonald pour their heart and soul into the annual Save the Manatee 5K. Photo courtesy of Lesley Argiri. continued on page 6

Help Manatees for Tomorrow

Remember Save the Manatee® Club in your will or living trust, name the Club a beneficiary in your life insurance policy or retirement plan, and give gifts of real estate and stock. Please consult your attorney about a legacy gift, or contact Patrick Rose, the Club’s Executive Director, for further information at 1-800-432-5646. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our federal tax identification number is 59-3131709. Thank you for caring! Colombia and Nigeria Manatees Receive More Help By Katie Tripp, Ph.D., Director of Science and Conservation

We were contacted in April Once Omacha learned about this digestive problems as the likely by colleagues from the Omacha illegal activity, they began an cause of death. Then, during the 3rd Foundation in Colombia who outreach campaign along with week of April, a group of manatees reported that due to El Niño drought environmental authorities to locate in the lagoon started showing signs conditions, the habitat being used those responsible for this criminal of digestive problems. There was by a group of manatees in the act. In addition to the hunting issue, local speculation that some type Mahates swamp was experiencing around the 2nd week of April, the of pollution was the cause, and very low water levels that allowed stranding and death of a manatee sampling was conducted to search hunters easy access to kill several was reported. The post-mortem for detectable contaminants. manatees and sell their meat. exam (necropsy) showed severe It became clear that the manatees

2 continued on page 7 Thank You, Jimmy, for Your Support! By Janice Nearing, Director of Public Relations t’s a milestone year for Save the Manatee Club. We turned 35, and what a busy time it has been over these many years educating millions of people around the globe about manatees and the threats to their long-term survival. We are truly grateful to adored musician and storyteller Jimmy Buffett who decided to start a program to raise awareness for Florida’s manatees by co-founding Save the Manatee Club back in 1981 with former Florida Governor and Senator Bob Graham. Here we are, years later, and Jimmy continues to help us spread our message by recording a new public service message for the Club’s 35th Anniversary. A new message from Jimmy always make a positive impact through his immense reach and popularity, and it helps revitalize the Club’s work and conservation efforts. Jimmy Buffett has starred in various public service Watch and enjoy the Club’s new PSA announcements over the years for Save the Manatee Club to starring Jimmy Buffett at bit.ly/JB35-60. help raise awareness. Photo by Jean-Philippe Piter. Be sure to share it with everyone! 35 Years Protecting Manatees To learn about the enormous challenges we face in protecting manatees and their aquatic habitat as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moves to prematurely downlist manatees, go to bit.ly/SMC-EDN. Also, share the pride in our history and many successes at bit.ly/SMC-History. A Holiday Gift That Counts! Save the Manatee Club’s 2017 wall calendar is the kind of gift that friends and family can enjoy throughout the year and well beyond. The full- color photos are really that spectacular! When the year’s up, favorite photos can be framed or shared with others. They can be creatively used for art projects, scrapbooking, science boards, and more. Featuring beautiful underwater manatee photos by many award-winning photographers, the Club’s 2017 manatee calendar is a holiday gift that’s certain to be admired and appreciated. Each manatee month includes an educational caption under the photo so everyone who receives the calendar can learn more about manatees. Plus, there’s a 13th bonus image! Measuring 12” x 24” when open, the calendar is printed in America on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper from managed forests using soy ink. Also located inside the calendar, find a coupon for 20% off the next online Manatee Store purchase at shopsavethemanatee.org. Order your 2017 manatee calendar today for just $14.99. You’ll be helping the manatees you love and teaching others about them, too. Thank you! 3 An Unusual Tie for Season Champion! By Wayne Hartley, Manatee Specialist – Blue Spring Adoption Updatec

he annual adoptee why she was in so often. Only time with 1 appearance in the afternoon attendance numbers will tell – again, I'll believe she is after roll call. He is the only and champions for the pregnant when I see a calf. adoptee that came in that did not season are as follows: Then came Annie with 20 count as staying the winter at Blue We had a very unusual female/ appearances. Annie is very Spring. I observed that 363 of the male tie for the championship this pregnant. Floyd was in early and 472 manatees seen at Blue Spring year at 28 visits each between often, for 19 visits. Philip was in 18 the past season spent the winter. Lucille and Gator. Lucille had a times and Paddy Doyle 17. Phyllis, This is down 22 from the previous calf and brought her young one in Nick, Whiskers, and Rocket were season but still our second highest often, like a good mother should. present 16 days. This was a poor number. The males usually trail far behind showing for Phyllis, but I was It appears that Brutus prefers in terms of attendance, but Gator is surprised Whiskers was in so often. a spring to our north. Flash and young and likes to hang in the run Rocket had a minor boat strike of a Merlin were with him this winter. where the action is. He was in the skeg and two prop cuts on his back There were no official sightings of last two days of the season showing on February 17th. Nick skipped the Elaine or Squeaky anywhere. a swelling on his right side from entire month of February. a boat strike, but his behavior was Robin was in 12 times during Editor's Note: See the article on normal, and so we were not overly the short time he was around (only page 1 (and continued below) for concerned. thirty-seven days). Lenny visited a special opportunity to learn Lily came just behind the champs 11 days, and Margarito came in 10. more about manatees with Wayne with 27 visits. She has been champ Deep Dent and Howie were in the Hartley. in the past, and as she looks spring run 8 days each. pregnant again, perhaps that was Brutus was "tail-end Charlie"

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like to participate, please send an email by November 1, 2016 to [email protected]. Please give us: 1. The name of your school, grade level, and the name of your teacher. 2. The date of the program you would like to attend. 3. A list of 5-10 questions about manatees for researcher Wayne Hartley. 4. The name of your adopted manatee (if you are participating in our Adopt-A-Manatee® program). We will send you an email that confirms the date of the program for your class and gives instructions for accessing our Livestream channel. Upon completion of the program, your class will receive a certificate of participation. Our new Livestream educational programs are free for school classes We hope you will join us! and feature Manatee Specialist Wayne Hartley and the Blue Spring 4 manatees. Photo by Thuyvi Gates. The Girls Enjoy Summertime at the Park By Susan Strawbridge, Park Services Specialist – Homosassa Springs Adoption Update

llie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park’s resident manatees, Ariel, Electra, and Lorelei, have been keeping cool and comfortable and enjoying access to the full spring. They have met many visitors coming to see and learn about them from around the world. You can request a hi-res jpeg of this ad for your company Ariel continues to be a regular, showing up at manatee newsletters. E-mail: [email protected] education programs in the park. She enjoys greeting the visitors by lifting her head out of the water to “smile” at Friends the visitors. Electra, our youngest and smallest of our manatees, is Support back to her spunky self and has been spending the warm summer days exploring the spring. Each Lorelei is a gentle lady and likes to find a cool Other corner of the spring to rest with the other manatees. Occasionally, however, she can be seen doing her daily exercise, swimming laps of the spring run.

Our manatees continued to attract media attention, Adopt-A-Manatee® as a reporter from AAA’s Journey magazine in Seattle, Washington, called to do a feature on the park’s manatees and how visitors can see and learn about them. The park is planning a memorial rose garden in Call 1-800-432-5646 (JOIN) honor of Rosie, who passed away in December 2015. A savethemanatee.org Photo © David Schrichte beautiful bronze plaque has been created and will be the centerpiece of a rose garden in the Garden of the Springs. Moving ? Please notify us with your new address! It will save us about $1.00 in extra postage. In the U.S., call us toll free at 1-800-432-5646, e-mail us at [email protected], or mail a change of address card to us. Also, please notify us if your e-mail address changes. Jemp and Vector Seen in Mating Herd By Sarah Farinelli, Conservation Intern – Tampa Bay and East Coast Adoption Update

Mote Marine Laboratory sighted spring and summer months. A and call 1-888-404-3922 to report Jemp and Vector in a mating herd mating herd is easily recognized the sighting to FWC. This is an on April 12th at Coquina Beach by the presence of many manatees important activity for manatees to on Anna Maria Island. There were congregated together, exhibiting participate in, and it is considered 24-26 manatees present in the aggressive or “playful,” behavior, harassment to disturb this process. herd. Florida Fish and Wildlife such as splashing and excessive For more on manatee mating, see Conservation Commission (FWC) physical interaction. These herds Save the Manatee Club’s post at staff member, Kane Rigney, was consist of one female that is in bit.ly/repro-ed. able to capture it on video, available estrus, meaning that she is now There have been no additional at bit.ly/ManateeHerd. sexually receptive, being pursued official sightings of our Tampa Bay Manatees can mate throughout the by multiple males. It is important or East Coast adoptees since the last year, although it is more common to remember that if you spot a update. to see mating herds during the mating herd, keep your distance

Sell your items on eBay’s “For Charity” and help the Club in its conservation mission to protect manatees and their habitat! Find out more at bit.ly/smc-forcharity. 5 Cool Manatee Stuff ! Learn about manatees, and have fun doing it! Watch a video, listen to manatee sounds, and much more. Go to savethemanatee.org/coolstuff.

Michigan’s Mighty Manatee Team! continued from page 2 new ones join in,” says Lesley. “We’ve given them a very good reason to be an important part of our 5K each year. It’s all about helping the manatees. . . about doing a good deed while having some fun with friends and family.” Wherever you live around the world, you too can be an active participant of Michigan’s Manatee Team. Register for next year’s annual Save the Manatee 5K Run, 2 Mile Walk, and Mini-Manatee- Mile, which takes place on May 20th in Michigan, or register for the Virtual Race, which can be done anywhere you are. People in every U.S. state and nine countries signed up for the Virtual 5K this year. Participants chose a variety Helping the manatees motivates hundreds to take part in the race each of favorite physical activities year. Photo by Joel Darling. – such as jogging, cycling, or kayaking, to name a few. It’s a new breed of race that’s attracting a lot of interest. For more information, or to register for the Save the Manatee 5K, email Lesley Argiri at [email protected]. Be manatee-motivated and join the race! More Ways You Can Help Have you ever thought about becoming a Club volunteer? Or joining our Manatee Sighting Network? Or contacting decision-makers? To find out more about all the ways you can help, go to savethemanatee.org/moreways. Thank you so much! You make a big difference in the lives of manatees!

Facebook Join the Conversation facebook.com/savethemanateeclub Twitter Online ! twitter.com/savethemanatee Check out our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube YouTube, Pinterest, and Instagram. You’ll receive youtube.com/adoptamanatee the latest updates on manatee activity at Blue Spring, and also get our action alerts and lots of interesting manatee Pinterest info and tips, photos, artwork, comics, video, and more. You pinterest.com/SaveTheManateeC can see clips from the Blue Spring manatee webcam and other fascinating manatee video at our YouTube page. Be Instagram sure to share our information with your friends and family. instagram.com/adoptamanatee 6 Moving Forward on Florida Water Issues continued from page 1 for a number of contaminants that are byproducts of fossil fuel extraction. We continue to monitor the development of these criteria, as well as any proposals to frack in Florida. To learn more about fracking, visit bit.ly/FLfracking. In positive news, thanks to motivated citizens, including SMC members, the corruption behind a land deal to develop the conservation area around Gemini Springs in Volusia County was exposed, and the St. Johns River Water Management District voted unanimously to convey the land to the County under a conservation easement to preserve the springs in perpetuity. We are gearing up for the Florida Springs Restoration Summit in Ocala, from September 30th through October 2nd. The Summit aims to bring together state leaders, springs experts, and citizens to discuss how we can make meaningful restoration of our Florida springs a reality. The knowledge gained will be used to create a Springs Restoration Action Plan for Florida. Visit bit.ly/springs016 for more information. Sign up for our Action Alerts at savethemanatee.org/signup to receive the latest information on Collier County speed zones, Charlotte County's Manatee Protection Plan, Three Sisters Springs manatee sanctuaries, and other important topics. Announcing Save the Manatee Club's "Name a Manatee" Fundraiser! You can help raise vital funding for manatee protections by becoming a Save the Manatee Club Everyday Hero. Fundraise for manatees in honor of a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or just because you want to, by November 26th and be entered in a drawing to name a Blue Spring manatee! Please visit bit.ly/name-a-manatee to learn how.

Colombia and Nigeria Manatees Receive More Help continued from page 2 remaining in the lagoon were in need of rescue and relocation. Eleven manatees were rescued and all showed symptoms of dehydration. Eight adult manatees were transported to a deep water lagoon that is considered a safe environment. One other adult was ill and was taken to a facility for care, along with two calves that exhibited severe dehydration and abdominal pain. We were contacted following the rescues to help fund the care of the three manatees taken to the care facility. We were able to act quickly to provide assistance, thanks to our International Rescue Fund (IRF), made possible by our generous members and supporters. To help us be ready to respond to the next emergency, please consider making a donation to the IRF today at bit.ly/IRFdonate (under Gift Designation: Select “Direct my gift to” Our collaborator, visiting one of the riverside villages in and then "International Rescue Fund"). Nigeria. He is determining local knowledge of manatees, the In Nigeria, we continue to work with presence of poaching activities, and poor shoreline management our conservation associate to identify that leads to degradation of the manatees' riverine habitat. villages where manatee poaching is Photo by Ikpongke Nkanta. occurring so options for alternative livelihoods can be offered, along with conservation and habitat management education. This work is facilitating development of a more comprehensive manatee conservation plan for the country. 7

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Staff Membership & Admin Service Representatives: Watch Blue Spring's Rising Stars Susan Bowden, Judy Bower, Cheyenne Canon, Manatee Webcams at manatv.org Renee Ritter, Callee Rome, and Amy Wieck Multimedia Specialist ...... Cora Berchem e-Commerce Specialist ...... Nancy Cameron Manatee Specialist ...... Wayne Hartley Dir. of Development & Operations...... Tonya Higgins Conservation Staff...... Anne Harvey Holbrook Bookkeeper...... Ann Mazza Director of Public Relations ...... Janice Nearing Director of Online Communications . . . . Nancy Sadusky Director of Science & Conservation . . . . Dr. Katie Tripp