MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...

This week's cold front has brought a group of manatees to the warm water which surrounds Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach.

West Indian manatees, which inhabit coastal inland waters spanning from the southeastern U.S. coast to northern South America, have been spotted in Louisiana. In the U.S., this species of manatee ...

Environmentalists say the proposed rollbacks could threaten the lives of sea cows through further habitat degradation, pollution and the adverse effects of development. A manatee swims up to the ...

In the wild, Florida’s manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. Now advocates worry about the potential peril that manatees may encounter ...

Christopher Columbus gets credit for the first written record of manatees in North America, ones he saw near the Dominican Republic in 1492. West Indian manatees, also called Florida manatees, are ...

Florida manatees migrate to warmer inland waters when coastal temperatures drop below 68 degrees. Manatees seek refuge in warm-water shelters, such as areas near Florida Power & Light plants. This ...

How long is your bucket list? Because you better make room for one more item: snorkeling with manatees. Truly nothing else in the world is comparable to this experience. I know because I just did it, ...

It's officially manatee season in Florida, and Broward County officials are reminding everyone to be on alert on county waterways and practice safe boating now through March. During this time, certain ...

Slightly more manatees died this year in Florida than in previous years, although the number was not as high as that in 2021 and 2022, when a record die-off prompted widespread alarm. A total of 587 ...

An estimated eight-foot-long West Indian manatee made an easygoing Monday afternoon cruise past waterside homes along the Amite River Diversion Canal in lower Ascension and Livingston parishes, ...

Manatee "season" kicked off Nov. 15, a time when the gentle giants make their way south along our shores and canals to seek warmer waters, often in the overflow from the Florida Power & Light power ...