We are excited to announce the launch of 2 new webcams at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in collaboration with explore.org! One camera features the spring above water and one camera features the view from the "fishbowl" underwater. Visitors from around the world can now not only watch manatees at Blue Spring, but also at Homosassa! In addition, mobility-impaired visitors at Homosassa will have the chance to watch manatees live on a newly installed large screen TV a the fish

Hippo Hooray! Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park resident Lu the Hippo turned 61! He’s the oldest living hippo in the Americas! Here’s a clip of his socially distant birthday party yesterday, complete with a special cake! To see his entire birthday celebration, watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5jJgTIExHI&feature=youtu.be | Florida State Parks