Manatees are classified as threatened, though many environmentalists wish they would return to their former status of endangered. Fish and Wildlife reported 565 manatees dead in 2024. Three years ...

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had a busy weekend full of rescuing sick and injured manatees this past ...

A 22-year-old Myakka City man died early Monday after the SUV he was riding in hit a tree, according to the Florida Highway ...

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THIS WEEK’S COLD FRONT BROUGHT A TOTAL OF 92 MANATEES, INCLUDING 17 BABIES SO FAR, TO THE MANATEE LAGOON IN JUST ONE DAY. SO NEXT DOOR WE HAVE FPL RIVIERA BEACH NEXT GENERATION CLEAN ENERGY ...

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 ...

Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) A baby manatee swimming beside its mother comes to the surface to breathe, at Manatee Lagoon, a free attraction operated by Florida Power ...

A velociraptor tries to take a bite out of a young onlooker during the Jurassic Kingdom Dinosaur Show at the Manatee County Fair on Saturday. A velociraptor tries to take a bite out of a young ...