🚨🦭NEW AT JAX ZOO 🌎✨🐠This morning, the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens announced that the J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Manatee River and VyStar SkyScape entrance will officially open to the public on March 6, 2026… A HUGE milestone! The 330,000-gallon, state-of-the-art Manatee River will serve as a critical care facility dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, recovering, and releasing Florida manatees—offering guests an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at conservation happenin