Bold City Brewery Helps Save the Manatees

Bold City Brewery is doing its part to help save the sea cows by donating a portion of Mad Manatee IPA sales to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens' Manatee Critical Care Center. For all the details, see below:

Bold City Brewery in Jacksonville, Florida is donating a portion of all Mad Manatee IPA sales to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens' Manatee Critical Care Center, the first ever manatee critical care center in northeast Florida!

Bold City Brewery’s Mad Manatee IPA is an American IPA loaded with high alpha acid hop varieties. A nice aroma and citrus finish can be expected of this delicious 5% ABV IPA. Its name was derived by the founders of the brewery, the Miller family, to help keep folks sensitive to the risk of hitting manatees with propellers while navigating the North Florida waterways. Thus, this flavor-packed IPA is as bitter as a Mad Manatee!

About the Manatee Critical Care Facility

The charismatic state marine mammal of Florida, the manatee is endangered and the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is here to help! Committed to saving endangered species that live right in our backyard, JZG has constructed the first ever manatee critical care center in northeast Florida!

Though found in the waterways around the First Coast, any manatee that becomes cold-stressed or injured needs to be transported to other care centers in Orlando, Tampa or Miami.

This critical care center in northeast Florida will provide more immediate care for the already-stressed animals and also cut down on transport distance and time for state employees and volunteers.

The $2.1 million center was funded by private individuals who recognized the need for a care center in the region, and a $500,000 grant from the State of Florida. Built to hold 5-6 animals at a time (pending each animal’s individual situation), the center will provide temporary housing and care for manatees until they are healthy enough to be returned to the location they were found.

Located at the juncture of the Education campus, Wild Florida and the back of the gorilla exhibit, thecenter will provide limited and periodic views of manatees for Zoo guests and offer behind-the- scenes tours. However, due to the center only providing temporary housing, there may be times no manatees are present in the pools.

For more information about the zoo and its plans for manatees, including a Care Facility rendering, please visit:http://jacksonvillezoo.org/manateecriticalcarecenter

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