Snorkeling with Crystal River Manatees www.RiverVentures.com

www.RiverVentures.com - During the winter months, manatees migrate by the hundreds into the warm water springs of Crystal River. This video was taken in the beautiful Three Sisters Springs, a crystal clear spring head located off of King's Bay. Swimming with the manatees in this spring is an awesome gift, the clarity of the water makes for incredible video and picture taking opportunity. This spring system becomes a winter home for many of our moms and babies. Three Sisters Spring was recently purchased by the City of Crystal River and leased long term to the U.S. fish & Wildlife Service. This purchase ensures the future preservation of the spring system which is vital for the manatees long term protection.

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[RiverVentures]

The manatees in Crystal River are all free range wild animals, No cages or enclosures, just natural spring water that they seek.

[RiverVentures]

No, it is not illegal to touch them. There are rules that have to be followed and none of those rules state that they can't be touched, or that you can't interact with them.

The rules state that you can't chase or pursue, seperate a mother from its calf, disturb a resting or feeding manatees, no holding onto or riding them, no poking or prodding, can't give them food, can't corner or surround them, can't touch a manatee with telemetry devices. These are the rules. Touching them is not on list.

[RiverVentures]

The water is anywhere from 3 feet to 10 feet deep depending on where you are. In the winter the manatees are in the clear water springs as seen in this video.

[JethroDradinosaur]

EEEEEEEEEEE <3 <3

[acephantom903]

1:31 The Manatee was like "Come on! Kick me! I'll call PETA on you. :3 I'm a troll Manatee. :3"

[punchbuggy981]

i might go to this place next year :) i <3 manatees

[pspfanboy100]

Do you guys know where the Marine Science Station is? I'm a student there. We come into the springs all the time.

[phantomvibrationsX]

I will be up there shortly but are the mans free swimming with access to the open ocean? or are they landlocked or enclosed in any way?

[IrishDub18]

looks like a giant turd of the floater variety.........