A polar vortex that hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population.

The overpopulation of algae has affected manatee diet and nutrition. A study involving Allen, the United States Geological ...

Boats are responsible for about 20% of human-caused manatee deaths, making them the greatest sources of human-caused mortality. Meanwhile boating in Florida is at an all-time high and increasing. A ...

Strict herbivores, manatees graze on sea grasses for nutrition, and they must travel in search of these underwater ... temperatures drop to 68 degrees or colder. Florida's manatee population ...

Troy Brown is a modern-day underwater treasure hunter. As the owner of Nature Boy Troy’s Coastal Adventures, he often dives in search of submerged items. “I’ve been in Florida since 1970 and ...

Previously: See the iconic Florida manatees as they keep fighting for survival The thriving manatee population in ... cold stress when water temperatures drop below 68 degrees, the manatees ...

Conservation success story: a manatee with its calf in Florida A manatee and its calf drift underwater in Hunter Springs, Florida. An algal bloom in the area had caused a decline in the eelgrass ...

Manatees are vulnerable to cold stress when water temperatures drop below 68 degrees ... SeaWorld Orlando’s Rescue Team took the manatee to Florida for further care. A man named Sam Summerlin ...

Florida’s manatee season runs from Nov. 15 to March 31. Manatees tend to gather in the warm-water outflows of the FPL plant when water temperatures drop to 68 degrees or colder. There's no ...