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New Florida Manatee Webcams Debut

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https://www.savethemanatee.org/

Manatee-lovers can now watch the Florida marine mammals at any time thanks to two new webcams.

The Save the Manatees Club announces it’s installed the new live-stream cameras above and below the water at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The springs are home to three captive manatees as well as being a favorite winter refuge of wild manatees.

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People around the world can watch the large, slow swimming mammals online at manatv.org.

The organization already operates two other webcams at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City that provide a window into the world of manatees primarily during the winter months.

Contact reporter Cyd Hoskinson at choskinson@wjct.org, 904-358-6351 and on Twitter at @cydwjctnews.

Cyd Hoskinson began working at WJCT on Valentine’s Day 2011.