Weighing only a few ounces, the baby manatee stuffie was much easier for campers to wrangle than the real thing during a mock rescue at ZooTampa’s Manatee Critical Care Center in Tampa.

The three calves received "around-the-clock intensive care" before moving to Cincinnati Zoo's Manatee Springs in October 2023 for continued rehabilitation. Zookeepers in Tampa will now care for ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Three orphaned manatees were transferred from ZooTampa’s David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center to the Cincinnati Zoo over the weekend, to prepare for winter in ...

Plus, for those that didn't spot any animals at Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center, you're in luck: the zoo is home to Florida's first nonprofit acute care manatee hospital, which means it's ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A manatee mother and calf were rescued after they were found stranded in a canal earlier this month. Wildlife experts said the mother is very thin, but the calf appeared to be in ...

For more than four months, both Romeo and Juliet had successfully adapted to their new environments in the Zoo's rehabilitation pools and were socializing with other manatees, Romeo continues to ...

Both manatees have moved to the Zoo’s rehabilitation pools and have ... care for the manatees eventually led to their transfer to Tampa. ZooTampa’s David A. Straz Manatee Critical Care Center ...

Workers are racing to protect more than 1,000 animals that live in Tampa’s zoo as Hurricane Milton barrels ... Commission were still rescuing wild manatees that had reached areas normally ...

TAMPA, Fla. — ZooTampa has announced the passing of one of its beloved manatees, Juliet. In a Facebook post Sunday, the zoo said Juliet had undergone routine medical assessments over the past ...

The manatees have pools filled ... It lies less than 10 miles from Tampa’s waterfront, where storm surge could reach up to 13 feet. Ms. Burns said that zoo workers had spent the last few days ...