Fahlo Manatee Tracking Plush - The Drift

Manatees move slowly, eat mostly seagrass, and spend a lot of time floating near the surface of warm, shallow coastal water. That unhurried lifestyle is part of what makes them so vulnerable. They can't get out of the way of boat propellers fast enough, and most manatees in Florida carry scars from watercraft collisions. Tracking where they go is essential to protecting the corridors they depend on.

Each Fahlo Drift Plush includes a QR code. Scan it with the free Fahlo Animal Tracker app on any Android or Apple device and you'll be connected to a real manatee to follow through Florida's coastal waterways. You'll see its name, route history, and location updates as it drifts and feeds. Manatees are tracked via satellite transmitter, and data may be live, delayed, or historical based on safety protocols set by Fahlo's conservation partners.

The Drift Plush is made in partnership with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, which operates one of the country's most active manatee rescue, rehabilitation, and release programs. They rescue injured and orphaned manatees, care for them through recovery, and return them to the wild. In 2023 the aquarium broke ground on a new dedicated manatee rehabilitation center designed to expand that capacity. A portion of every purchase goes directly to that work.

Florida manatees were removed from the federal endangered species list in 2017, but the threats haven't gone away. Warm water shortages, red tide events, and boat traffic continue to kill dozens of animals each year. The research and rescue work funded by this purchase is part of keeping that population stable.

• Tracked via satellite transmitter
• Tracking data may be live, delayed, or historical based on safety protocols set by Fahlo's conservation partners
• Stuffing made from recycled water bottles
• Recycled polyester shell
• Huggable for all ages
• Size: 12"