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Brevard Zoo

  •  Sixty-five manatees in Lee County have died from red tide this year.
    Danielle Prieur
    The Brevard Zoo is breaking ground on a new manatee rehabilitation center after receiving a state grant and individual donations.
  •  Adam Klingenberg (top right) and a volunteer homeowner (top left) look down for a clam bed, so Virginia Wine (bottom left) and Iven Webb (bottom right) can retrieve it.
    Avery Joens & Ronald Perretti
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    WMFE
    Faced with habitat destruction and damage caused by pollution, the Indian River Lagoon has experienced devastating algal blooms and fish die offs. In hopes of bringing the lagoon back to good health, the Brevard Zoo created the “Restore Our Shores” conservation field project.