Manatee Cam at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park

10/06/2016

We are sorry to inform viewers of the
Manatee Cam that we can no longer provide this
camera service due to a number of reasons.
Thank You for watching!

This is the message on the main Manatee Cam Home Page.

We wanted to let folks know that the cost of the phone line to run the Cam is getting very high and it seems like it goes up every few months. Also, because of it's remote location it doesn't work all the time and getting service for it is very time consuming. In short it's taking a lot of time to keep it running. On top of that the glass in the fish bowl is in need of repair, it's scratched due to many years of cleaning it and it makes the image from our camera look out of focus.

We have had many outages in the last few months due to all sorts of issues we cannot control. We have notified the park that we are removing the cam from the fish bowl effective immediately. Many thanks go out to all the people that have watched the Manatee Cam for the last 10 years or so. We had fun with it and I know you did too.

Thank You
Nature Coast Wed Design

02/04/2016

25 more to go until the 2000 likes level. Check out our new look for our Cam site for the www.manateecam.org

01/27/2016

Getting close to the 2000 mark for the Manatee Cam. Check us out, you might be number 2000!

08/10/2015

04/06/2015

Over 2,058 likes Wow, we are excited. Not just because we have lots of people watching, but because we learned today that Manatees and fish are helping children, very sick children and their parents cope with the facts of there illness. Even if it's a simple distraction for a few moments, it humbles us. A very special nurse wrote to tell us this very interesting and heart warming story. Manatees???Who knew! Well, you are very welcome Mary Cole, please keep watching and keep up the good work of helping the children in your hospital get better. We are most pleased we can be a small part of making them feel a little better. now if we could just get those Manatees to hang out in front of the cam more that would be perfect...

My name is Mary Cole and I am an RN in the pediatric cardiac catheterization lab at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. We in the lab provide care for children with congenital heart disease, ranging in ages from hours old and sometimes into adulthood. Our days are usually very successful and gratifying when we can improve a child's quality of life, but we also have the other extreme.
I was born and raised in Florida, but the majority of my peers have lived in land locked states. I find myself explaining the excitement of spotting an alligator, a dolphin or a manatee. During the cold snap this year in Florida, there was a picture posted of all the manatees congregating in 3 Sisters springs, and one of my coworkers showed it to me, which made me think of your manatee cam.
We have used the cam as our personal relaxation aquarium. We stop as we walk by the computer to check for manatee sightings, or just to watch the fish when we are in between cases. I actually had one day this week with a 3 year old on my lap, "counting the fishies", so his parents could step out without him seeing them upset.
Friday was the best! There was happiness in the cath lab over manatee sightings! Our anesthesiologist was taking down the web site so he could show his kids at home.
So thank you to Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park. Those manatees make our day a little brighter, and I no longer have to try and explain how "cool" it is to see these beautiful creatures.

Thanks from the cath lab staff at Primary Children's Hospital.

02/17/2015

River Safaris,
Manatee Tours are a blast, check them out at the River Safaris web site and get ready to have a great time with the Manatees.

12/10/2014

07/01/2014

River Adventures has much to do in Crystal River. Daily Manatee Tours, Houseboat Tours, Group Tours, Kayak Rentals and now Scalloping Trips. Scallop Season opened this week.
http://www.riverventures.com/daily-manatee-tours.html

River Ventures daily manatee swim tours on Florida's Crystal River. People from all around the world come to snorkel with manatees in Crystal River.

07/01/2014

Need a place to stay in the Crystal River area while you work or play in Natures backyard? Try http://www.crystalmanateesuites.com/

The Crystal Manatee Hotel extended stay suites offers nightly or weekly rates with fully furnished kitchen efficiencies in downtown Crystal River Florida.

07/01/2014

Also want to tell you about the great folks at River Safaris.
They have many fun adventures just waiting for you in Homosassa Florida. If you love nature you'll love River Safaris.
http://www.riversafaris.com/homosassa-river-manatee-tours.html

Visit Homosassa tourism related websites at RiverSafaris.com