Among the VIPs who have come to the Manatee Viewing Center and the adjacent Florida Conservation and Technology Center over the past week, one of them feels so comfortable there he’s going to stay. No, he’s not among the Hillsborough County Commissioners who visited the Suncoast Youth Conservation Center (SYCC) at the Florida Conservation and Technology Center (FCTC) on Jan. 26. Commissioners Sandra Murman, Stacy White and Pat Kemp and…
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Rocky Balboa comes to Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center
Like his fictional boxer namesake, Rocky Balboa – Florida manatee – is a fighter: rescued from Rocky Creek on Jan. 29 while suffering from cold stress, the 380-pound mammal regained his strength and health in a matter of days at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. And on Feb. 9 he was back in the wild, with Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center his point of return. Officials with the Florida Fish and…
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Close encounters of the best kind as Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center welcomes six rehabilitated manatees back into the wild
Family sedans, minivans, SUVs and cars from all across America and Canada – hundreds of thousands of visitors come to Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center each year in vehicles of all kinds. A handful of visitors, meanwhile, come to the center in moving vans: manatees. On Jan. 28 and 29 they arrived again, the latest in what’s become an annual ritual that sees rehabilitated manatees released into the wild to…
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While manatees’ status may change, the need to protect them remains
You may have heard about how the manatee population is on the rise – and that as a result, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may remove them from the endangered species list. But the staff of Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center remains focused on raising awareness about what everyone must do to keep these magnificent mammals safe. “We’re proud to have had the opportunity for 30 years to be…
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Further proof of the Manatee Viewing Center’s popularity: TripAdvisor’s 2014 Certificate of Excellence
“The world’s largest travel site” is reminding travelers everywhere that Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center is a world-class destination. TripAdvisor has awarded the environmental education facility its Certificate of Excellence for the second year in a row. The recognition comes on the heels of one of the MVC’s biggest seasons so far: more than 300,000 visitors over its 22-week 2013-14 season. More than 4 million people have come to the…
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