Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZooTampa at Lowry Park will host its first Manatee Conservation Celebration on May 2, giving visitors a full day of family ...

Manatees in Jacksonville's St. Johns River are threatened by a 99% loss of their primary food source, submerged aquatic vegetation. Starving manatees are moving into main river channels, increasing ...

St. Augustine’s Porpoise Point is currently hosting an aggregation of manatees. The unique mammals are thought to be breeding ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — On Sept. 7, in celebration of International Manatee Day, Clearwater Marine Aquarium and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced a new partnership called the Wider Caribbean Manatee ...

BAYAMON, Puerto Rico - A Chick-fil-A restaurant in Puerto Rico is using its extra salads in a special way. Once a week, Chick-fil-A Los Filtros donates all its excess romaine and green leaf lettuce to ...

OKALOOSA ISLAND — The Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park has announced a partnership with an in-state-based non-profit to provide further manatee conservation efforts in this area. Founded in 2001, the ...

For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A. Straw, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center released 26 rehabilitated wild ...

Facebook video shows fresh gash on manatee's side, but videographer didn't report it. FWC wants you to report it if you see ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As Florida experiences colder temperatures, some wildlife could be impacted by the weather, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced. During the colder ...

"It’s a natural behavior for the female to head to shallow water, or beach herself, to get a break from the multiple males ...

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Manatees are large, slow‐moving aquatic mammals inhabiting coastal, estuarine and freshwater systems in the Americas and West Africa. Their conservation hinges on understanding habitat dynamics, ...