A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to ...

Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal ...

Are Florida’s iconic manatees endangered? The answer to that seems obvious: Of course they are. Over the past five years, ...

Animal care teams in Tampa rescued a manatee from frigid waters after it was found wandering alone. The staff is keeping<a ...

Manatees are classified as threatened, though many environmentalists wish they would return to their former status of ...

Some 30 cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued as temperatures on the Gulf Coast plummeted to historic lows this week.

Lil Joe’s amazing life journey has taken him from peril in the St. Johns River to near-tragedy in the Little Econ to recovery ...

Florida Manatee Festival in downtown Crystal River attracted thousands of visitors over the weekend. Sunny skies and ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal ...

A cluster of manatees gathered at Three Sister Springs in Crystal River. TRENDING: ‘I don’t want any kid to feel like that anymore’: Ocala Equine Veterinarian purchased 25 acres of land to expand ...