WUSF’s Sky Lebron recently visited with Edmonds as part of a conversation for The Bay Blend daily podcast.
In this interview, she starts off by introducing you to the three newest manatees at the center, who were brought in a few months back. They all have a little something in common.
“These three animals had never been rescued or identified before, so they didn’t have names,” Edmonds said. “And [their names are] Crane, because she came from Crane’s Bayou. And then Mandalore, because she came from Blue Spring. And Blue Spring — I’m a Star Wars fan — reminded me of the living waters on Mandalore. So it was my way to slip in some Star Wars. It always has to relate … and then Kyber is from Crystal River, and it’s the kyber crystal that’s in your lightsaber…