SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB PADDLE TALES E-NEWSLETTER IN THIS ISSUE: -2006 Deadliest Year on Record -Ask FWC To Revisit Manatee Reclassification -Meet Floyd: Still Going Strong -Two Couples With Heart -Add A Manatee Banner To Your Space -Twins Sighted Near Homosassa -Manatee Romance Statue
Click below to see a great manatee photo by Walker Stanberry: http://www.savethemanatee.org/E-Newsletter/Images_2-07/photo_stanberry_1-07.htm 2006 DEADLIEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR MANATEES The year 2006 is on record as being the deadliest one ever documented for manatees. In January, biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released manatee mortality data that showed 416 manatees died in state waters last year. READ MORE >> http://www.savethemanatee.org/news_feature_2006_mortality.htm ASK FWC TO REVISIT MANATEE RECLASSIFICATION Please take a couple of minutes and send a quick and easy online letter to Florida Governor Charlie Crist. Governor Crist took office in January 2007 and has the power to influence the FWC's decision to prematurely downlist manatees by asking them to revisit this important issue. Go >> http://www.savethemanatee.org/actionalert.cfm?id=13 MEET FLOYD: STILL GOING STRONG AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Take a look at Floyd and try to guess how old he is. True, he looks youthful, but Floyd is actually approaching manatee middle age. We know this because he was just a few months old when his mother brought him to Blue Spring State Park for the winter. READ MORE >> http://www.savethemanatee.org/Manatee_Feature/floyd.html TWO COUPLES WITH HEART Valentine's Day is coming up soon, and for some people, nothing says love more than manatees. Carolyn and Andrew Krentz and Kristen and Tom Ort are two couples who have big hearts when it comes to our favorite endangered species. READ MORE >> http://www.savethemanatee.org/member_krentz_ort.htm ADD A MANATEE BANNER TO YOUR SPACE Tell the world about your adopted manatee! Show your support by adding a free manatee banner to your web site, MySpace profile, blog, online diary, or journal. GO >> http://www.savethemanatee.org/cs_banner.html TWINS SIGHTED NEAR HOMOSASSA At the end of December, Joanne Tuxbury photographed a rare event in Florida. A female manatee made an appearance near Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, and she brought her twin calves along with her. GO >> http://www.savethemanatee.org/news_feature_twins_06.htm FEATURED GIFT: MANATEE ROMANCE STATUE A great Valentine's Day gift for the manatee lover in your life. Two manatees snuggle close together and "Love Me" reads the heart-shaped sign they carry. $15.95. BUY NOW >> (Go to Home & Office) http://www.savethemanatee.org/manateegifts.htm SEND US YOUR QUESTION ABOUT MANATEES! If we choose it for the next Paddle Tales E-newsletter, we'll send you a FREE Manatee Romance statue. Send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and be sure to include your name and regular mailing address. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You are subscribed to this list as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your email address, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sign up for our Email Action Alert Team! Go to http://www.savethemanatee.org/action.htm Our postal address is 500 N. Maitland Ave. Maitland, Florida 32751 United States ABOUT SMC Save the Manatee Club is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 by former Florida governor and U.S. senator Bob Graham and singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett. To learn more about manatees and our work, go to http://www.savethemanatee.org JOIN US! Adopt-A-Manatee and join Save the Manatee Club. Your contribution will support our work to help protect endangered manatees and their habitat. For more information, go to http://www.savethemanatee.org/adoptpag.htm PASS IT ALONG Help spread the word about manatees! Please forward this e-newsletter to your family and friends. If you got this message from a friend, sign up to receive our Paddle Tales E-Newsletter at http://www.savethemanatee.org/enews_signup.htm QUESTIONS? You can get more manatee news, information, and special features by visiting our web site at http://www.savethemanatee.org If you have additional questions, email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
