Nov 10, 2025
Lloyd Sowers
ZooTampa is underway with the Straz Family Manatee Rescue Center, its largest expansion with Florida Waters underwater viewing.
ZooTampa at Lowry Park is undergoing its largest expansion ever with its Straz Family Manatee Rescue Center and ‘Florida Waters’ attraction. The Straz Manatee Rescue Center will have an enhanced underground facility where guests can observe manatees from below.
It will be part of the new ‘Florida Waters’ attraction which will also include otters, Moon Jellyfish, reef fish from the Florida Keys, and game fish such as Snook.
The zoo's nearby ‘Reptile and Amphibian Discovery’ will focus on conservation and saving some of Florida’s often misunderstood native species.
The Straz Manatee Rescue Center will have an enhanced underground facility where guests can observe manatees from below.
It will be part of the new ‘Florida Waters’ attraction which will also include otters, Moon Jellyfish, reef fish from the Florida Keys, and game fish such as Snook.
The zoo's nearby ‘Reptile and Amphibian Discovery’ will focus on conservation and saving some of Florida’s often misunderstood native species.