Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It has been one week since Clearwater Marine Aquarium successfully released our two manatee rehabilitation patients, Vora and Orchid! Watch to see Orchid's release at Crystal River and hear CMA's manatee rehabilitation manager share what this moment means for her and CMA. The CMA Research Institute tagged Orchid and will continue to track and monitor her for the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP). Visit the link below to see where Orchid has traveled so far, and learn more about the other manatees recently released by the MRP. manateemap.org/orchid

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