More than 3,000 wildlife experts gathered at the Tampa Convention Center last week. The 2025 Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference ran from Sept. 13 to 18. On Thursday, guests got a sneak peek at the upcoming "Manatee Rescue" site. When finished next spring, the exhibit will house manatees, otters, and moon jellyfish in natural settings. "Our old otter habitat used to have a bunch of artificial rocks, artificial trees, artificial plants and now we are going to more real trees, more plants, more rocks," said Russell, according to Tampa Bay 28.