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Please report any manatee, sea turtle, dolphin-related injuries or related crimes to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife emergency hotline: 1-888-404-3922. 

#### Be prepared to provide information for the following questions:

                                  - Is the manatee alive or dead?
                                  - When did you see the manatee?
                                  - What is the exact location of the manatee?
                                  - How long have you observed the manatee?
                                  - What is the approximate size of the manatee?
                                  - What is the location of the public boat ramp closest to the manatee?
                                  - Does the manatee have a “tag” attached near its tail?
                                  - Can you provide a contact number where you can be reached for further information?

After contacting the FWC’s Wildlife Alert Hotline, a manatee biologist will call you back to the number you provided. In the meantime, please take pictures and/or a video of the manatee to send to the biologist. This footage can assist in determining what is wrong with the manatee and/or to help identify the individual through any unique characteristics if it happens to leave the area prior to further evaluation of its condition.

### **Manatee Viewing Guidelines and Prohibitions**

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service encourages passive observation, which means not initiating contact with manatees and calmly observing from a distance and at the surface.

The following activities are prohibited within all waters of Kings Bay, including Three Sisters Springs:
                                  - Chasing or pursuing a manatee
                                  - Disturbing or touching a resting* or feeding manatee
                                  - Diving from the surface onto a resting or feeding manatee
                                  - Cornering or surrounding a manatee
                                  - Riding, holding, grabbing, pinching, poking, prodding, or stabbing a manatee with anything, including your hands and feet
                                  - Standing on a manatee
                                  - Separating a mother and calf or separating a group of manatees
                                  - Giving manatee(s) anything to eat or drink
                                  - Actively initiating contact with belted/tagged manatee(s)
                                  - Interfering with rescue and research activities

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352-563-2088

crystalriver@fws.gov

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