![]() What is Guardian Guides?Save the Manatee Club’s Guardian Guides Certification is a voluntary recognition and education program offered to ecotourism providers in Florida that promote stewardship of manatees and their aquatic ecosystems. The goal of the Guardian Guides Certification is to eliminate to the extent possible disturbance to manatees from commercial manatee-viewing activities. Manatee-viewing tours can be a platform for education, appreciation, and conservation of this imperiled species. You can help foster these positive actions and prevent disturbance to manatees as a certified Guardian Guide. |
Why do manatees need our stewardship?Human activities are harming manatees, and only our compassion and action can protect them. Manatees are listed as vulnerable at the international level by the IUCN World Conservation Union. They are listed as threatened at the federal level by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and at the state level by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Learn more about threats to manatees. How do I become certified?Tour providers seeking certification in the program must: |
Why should I become certified?Certification is free. Certified Guardian Guides: |
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