Manatees return early to Blue Spring in record numbers

Manatees return early to Blue Spring in record numbers

November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to warmer waters around the state. Here in Central Florida, that means Blue Spring State Park will be bustling with manatees and the guests who come to see them. About 200 manatees were counted in the spring Wednesday. This is higher than average and reflects the early cold front that swept through earlier this week. Brittany Mu…