Palma Sola (field notes)

May 15, 2004:  Palma Sola was released back into Warm Mineral Springs.  Scientists will be following him closely to make sure he maintains enough weight to stay in the wild this time around. 

Pictures of Palma Sola's release

Background: Palma Sola is a male manatee who was rescued in 2002. He was initially taken to Lowry Park Zoo but was later transferred to the Bradenton Aquarium where he was housed as a companion for Snooty who resides there.  At his release, Palma Sola weighed 670 pounds.

He was released into Warm Mineral Springs on February 13th.  At the time of his release there was an aggregation of 30 animals gathered there to take advantage of the warm water. He was released at 4:40 pm and by 5:39, he had moved down the creek a bit to a known manatee hangout and joined at least 11 other animals.

Please stay tuned for more information including pictures, field notes, and maps of Palma Sola's location.

Palma Sola was brought back into Lowry Park Zoo in fall 2003 and will be re-released as soon as he puts on more weight.

Map of Palma Sola's locations.