Magical Manatees

This video was shot in Three Sisters Springs at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. The footage was captured using a GoPro while conducting health check-ups and taking photography for population research on Jan. 30, 2014.

Special Thanks

Dr. Bob Bonde, USGS and the dozens of volunteers who conduct annual manatee health assessments.

Music

"Music for Manatees" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Filmed on location in Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, January 30, 2014.

USGS Manatee Research: http://on.doi.gov/manatees

This work was conducted under authority of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research permit number MA791721 issued to Sirenia Project, USGS.