Save the Manatees

A 7-year-old boy wrote letters to organizations he liked, including Save the Manatees. His mother researched and became interested in them. The Executive Director of Save the Manatees, Pat Rose, talks about their work and how they are supported. Manatees are closely related to elephants. Jimmy Buffett played a role in the organization's development. The episode shares interesting facts and stories. The boy, Tanner, is thanked for introducing his mother to Save the Manatees. 3, 2, 1. When my son was about 7 years old, he came home from school one day carrying three letters. He'd actually written these in class to people in organizations that he really liked. It was an assignment his teacher had given him. One of those letters was written to Save the Manatees. Now, at that time, I knew a little bit about manatees, but really very little. And because of that, one letter, I actually went and did some research to learn all about Save the Manatees and have now followed them for years. In this episode, I had the privilege to have Pat Rose join me. He's the Executive Director for Save the Manatees Club. And boy, did I learn a lot about manatees and the crazy journey that Save the Manatees have been on to help support these really cool, peaceful mammals. Did you know that their closest land mammal, now get this one, is the elephant? Yep, the elephant, manatees and elephants. Anyways, also, did you know that Jimmy Buffett was, get the play of words, instrumental. He helped them become the organization they are today. Now, there are so many interesting facts and stories in this episode. So, join me to listen to one of the world's leading experts, Pat Rose, teach us all about their history and how we can support these amazing creatures. I'm really excited to bring this really, really cool episode. But let me just add one last thing. A special thanks needs to go out to my son, Tanner Kyle. Tanner, you're the one that taught me all about this wonderful organization, Save the Manatees. Without you, we probably wouldn't have been able to create this episode. So, thanks, Tanner. I really appreciate it.