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Mobile Bay Manatee Sighting Network
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Reports from the public make a difference.
Help us find, study, and protect these wide-ranging
animals! For more information on this study please visit
http://merl.disl.org.
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Report manatee sightings 24
hours a day:
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Adult Manatee
and Juvenile
Credit: Monica Ross,
Wildlife Trust |
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Please give as much of the following information as
possible.
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Date and time of sighting (please note AM/PM)
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Location of sighting with as much detail
as possible, including an associated street address,
river name, and (if possible) GPS coordinates
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Name and phone number or e-mail address
of reporting party
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Number of animals and approximate size
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Any distinguishing marks, scars (these
details are important because manatees can be identified
by scar patterns)
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What they were doing (swimming,
floating, foraging; improve your sighting by using
standard behavior codes)
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How they were spotted (from boat, dock,
etc.)
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Please send a photograph/.jpg, if one
was taken (but don't get too close to the manatees). If
you send a photograph, please fill in and return a
Mobile Manatees photo credit sheet. You may return
the sheet by email to
manatee@disl.org.
All Reports to Mobile Manatees will
automatically be reported to the
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Daphne, AL.
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Manatees need plenty of space. Please do not do anything to
alter their natural behavior, entice, scare, or “harass”
them.
The best rule of thumb is to stay at least 100 feet
from manatees.
If you spot one, don’t chase them, feed them, or touch them;
give us a call as soon as possible, and we will get to work!
What to do in an emergency
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Adult Manatee
and Juvenile
Credit: Monica Ross,
Wildlife Trust
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