Welcome to Manatee Coast! My name is Dan, and I’m a zookeeper in the Shores region of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. While we stay busy caring for over 200 amazing animals, for this Takeover Tuesday, I will be highlighting five very important residents in particular—the manatees! For my intro video, though, I’m also including another inhabitant of Manatee Coast—our brown pelican, Sir Ken. He’s full of personality, so he needed to make a special cameo. Follow me throughout the day, and I’ll show

SUCCESSFUL MANATEE RESCUE! This morning, Dolphin Research Center’s Manatee Rescue Team and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rescued a very young manatee in Marathon, FL. The approximately 5-foot male calf was monitored without interference for over 24 hours to determine that he was, in fact, orphaned and not being cared for by an adult manatee. He was evaluated onsite by Dolphin Research Center Veterinarian, Dr. Scott Gearhart and is being transported to SeaWorld Orlando