Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership

Manatee Madness!

Happy Manatee Appreciation Day!! The Cincinnati Zoo has cared for 23 manatees since joining the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership in 1999 and released 18 back into Florida waters! We are 1 of 3 Zoos [...]

Manatee Awareness Month

Welcome, November, and happy Manatee Awareness Month! Manatees, of which there are three species, are also known as sea cows. They are large, herbivorous marine mammals native to the warm waters of the Caribbean, [...]

Saving Manatees in Puerto Rico

The island of Puerto Rico was struck by Hurricane Maria on September 20th, 2017. So devastating was the storm that virtually all of the islands 3.4 million inhabitants had their lives dramatically altered and [...]