Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff found a small female manatee with severe cold stress in a ditch ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, is reporting that 565 ...

It looks like federal regulators are rebuffing an effort to get the Florida manatee back on the endangered species list. Several statewide environmental groups had petitioned the U.S. Fish and ...

Pamlico, a 9-foot female manatee, has been released back into the wild in Florida after being the first ... cause concern when temperatures begin to drop. “Water temperatures in the fall ...

Now’s the best time to see manatees up-close in Southwest Florida. And one of the best places for sea cow viewing is Manatee ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State's manatee population, still ...

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 ...

The first manatee ever rescued in North Carolina was released back into the wild Thursday after spending a few weeks recovering at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. The manatee had been found by ...