How do you weigh a 760 Ib manatee? Go behind the scenes with Jacksonville University’s The Science Of… and watch the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens manatee rehabilitation team load Frankie onto a stretcher and hoist him into the air. Then celebrate as the team joins members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to […]
How do you take an X-ray of a 760 Ib manatee? Go behind the scenes with Jacksonville University’s The Science Of… and watch as the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens medical team X-rays, sonograms, and takes blood during a medical evaluation of Frankie the manatee, and see the X-rays of his healing ribs. The Science Of… […]
Manatee bones are extra heavy and dense, and yet they fracture more easily than your bones. Check out this fractured bone and learn what Dr. Gerry Pinto and Lucas Meers have to say about it. Resource links Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida Manatee Program Where can you see manatees in Florida? Information for […]
Vilanzo the manatee was beached and cold stressed, but got some new friends while he was rescued, rehabilitated, and released back into the wild by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens – watch his story here. Resource Links Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Manatee Critical Care Center (Where Vilanzo […]
Get a preview of the stories in parts 2-8 of this Florida Sea Turtles video series. This video series is comprised of the individual chapters from our full-length Sea Turtles… Threats and Solutions feature for easier viewing. Sea Turtles can use all the help they can get. Learn about efforts to conserve these animals (and […]
Visit the Sea Turtle Conservancy to see how laws and technological advances have helped to save sea turtles in part 2 of our Florida Sea Turtles video series. This video series is comprised of the individual chapters from our full-length Sea Turtles… Threats and Solutions feature for easier viewing. Companion Guide Transcript
Learn about The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s statewide Sea Turtle Nesting and Monitoring program in part 3 of our Florida Sea Turtles video series.
Join a Sea Turtle Patrol in Ponte Vedra Beach as these volunteers conduct surveys of sea turtle nests in part 4 of our Florida Sea Turtles video series. This video series is comprised of the individual chapters from our full-length Sea Turtles… Threats and Solutions feature for easier viewing. Continue Reading to view all sea turtle videos […]
Not all sea turtle nests are success stories, as you can learn from part 5 of our Florida Sea Turtles video series. This video series is comprised of the individual chapters from our full-length Sea Turtles… Threats and Solutions feature for easier viewing. Companion Guide Transcript
Watch baby loggerhead sea turtles get rescued from being trapped in a nest surrounded by compacted sand, in part 6 of our Florida Sea Turtles video series. This video series is comprised of the individual chapters from our full-length Sea Turtles… Threats and Solutions feature for easier viewing. Companion Guide Transcript
Highlighting nature, science, and technology with Northeast Florida connections. English and Spanish closed captions are available. Watch through the credits to see additional footage like dinosaur assembly.
