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Despite a record high number of deaths in 2010, manatees are making a comeback in Florida. They’re also wintering farther and farther north. Today at Wakulla Springs State Park, 15 manatees could be seen from the edge of the water. The Florida Green Guide Association was on hand to videotape the mammals as they huddled near the spring head and each other to keep warm. Association member Kathie Mackie has never been so close to so many sea cows.

“It was really cool seeing them close up because as long as I’ve been association with the green guide program I don’t think I have ever got to see such a birdseye view of what I got to see today. They were actually that close. You could almost touch them.”

The Green Guide Association is a group of more than a hundred nature enthusiasts dedicated to teaching others about the environment and preserving the state’s natural beauty.