Earlier this morning, members of the SeaWorld Orlando animal rescue team returned a rehabilitated, sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle back into the waters of the Canaveral National Sea Shore in Titusville, Fla. This is the fifth turtle release of 2012.

On June 14, 1979, Audubon staff member Doris Mager made a strong stand for Florida’s birds of prey – she climbed into an inactive Bald Eagle nest and stayed there for six days and five nights. The purpose of this bold stunt was to raise awareness of the plight of the Bald Eagle and to raise funds to build a premier rehabilitation facility to care for injured birds. Her efforts were successful - and four months later the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey opened its doors.

This morning SeaWorld Orlando’s animal care team traveled to Satellite Beach, Fla., a warm-water site, to release two manatees into a side canal off of the Banana River. Both animals were rescued and transported to SeaWorld Orlando last winter by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), who was also on-site assisting with today’s release.

We live in a world of incredible beauty, and no place is this more apparent than in the Florida Keys. This tropical paradise often serves as an oasis for people wanting to get away from the stressors of life – but unfortunately the animals of the area won’t have the same privilege unless we help them.

The venomous, yet striking, lionfish is known for its large, feathery fins and lightning-fast reflexes. Their extremely long and separated spines give these fish a unique look and a poisonous sting.

When the SeaWorld team returns a manatee to the wild -- as they did on Feb. 9 in North Palm Beach, Fla. -- what do they do? What does it take?

Turns out the process involves dozens of people with different backgrounds and it's a bit more complicated than you'd think. And each step works to help save manatees in the wild.

SeaWorld Orlando’s rehabilitation team is now caring for its fifth and sixth rescued, cold-stressed manatees of 2011. Both manatees were brought to the park by the Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

(Wednesday, December 15) Today, 36 more cold-stressed sea turtles are finding care and warmth at SeaWorld in Orlando. The park’s animal rescue team and sea turtle experts picked up the turtles at the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, near Cape Canaveral, FL, after they were found and gathered by biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC).