Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

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

Red tide is causing fish kills and respiratory irritation at some Florida beaches, but are Sarasota and Manatee area beaches ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission took a manatee calf to SeaWorld for care after finding it in shallow water in the Caloosahatchee River. FWC said they rescued the small ...

Commissioners also recently voted to undo a Comprehensive Plan change made in 2021 that allowed new housing construction east ...

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 Park, east of.

The service will continue to ferry tourists and residents from a stop on the Manatee River in Bradenton to the ... called me and said the state of Florida contacted us, and since Manatee County ...

A manatee rescued from the Tar River in November has been medically cleared and released back into a state and federally designated manatee sanctuary in Florida after months of recovery, the North ...

Some Manatee County commissioners called for a building moratorium over roads and other concerns in east Manatee.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, a manatee found in the Tar River in November was released ... viewing center in Apollo Beach, Florida. They decided to release her near Tampa ...

Communities in Florida and elsewhere in the country have been confronting ... Sarasota County uses a mix of its groundwater and water purchased from Manatee County and the Peace River Manasota ...