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Save the Manatee Club

Source: http://savethemanatee.org (10 May, 2004)
Save the Manatee Club (SMC) was established in 1981 by former Florida Governor Bob Graham and singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. SMC was started so the public could participate in conservation efforts to save endangered manatees from extinction. SMC is a membership-based, national nonprofit organization. Funds from the Adopt-A-Manatee program go toward public awareness and education projects, manatee research, rescue and rehabilitation efforts, and advocacy and legal action in order to ensure better protection for manatees and their habitat. Currently, there are about 40,000 SMC members.

The Club has also assisted state and federal governments with research projects such as aerial surveys, seagrass studies, telemetry studies, manatee photo identification projects, population modeling and the compilation of over two decades of research data on the Blue Spring manatee population in Florida.

Save the Manatee Club

Type of Organization:   Marine Research Center or Laboratory

Sector:   Non-governmental Organization

Main Field of Focus:   Manatee Conservation

Year Created:   1981

Contact Person:   Vallee, Judith

Mailing Address:
500 N. Maitland Ave.
Maitland, FL 32751
USA
Telephone: +1 407-539-0990
Fax: +1 407-539-0871
E-mail: education@savethemanatee.org

Home Page URL:   http://www.savethemanatee.org

Keywords:   Manatee, Habitat protection, Public awareness, Education, Rescue, Rehabilitation

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