Manatee County is growing at a record pace. Commissioners are focused on bringing back wetland protections cut in 2023.

For decades, Walt Disney World has cared for thousands of fish and marine mammals to help with conservation and research. As ...

Mino was rescued in June from the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County at just 55 pounds. Mino came from SeaWorld Florida and ...

Walt Disney World is making changes at EPCOT to help Florida’s manatee population. “The Seas with Nemo and Friends” has been ...

Representatives Darren Soto (D-FL) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) have introduced bipartisan legislation to protect Florida's manatees. Specifically, the Manatee ...

TALLAHASSEE — A committee of Florida lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Tuesday to prohibit golf courses, hotels, ...

With a focus on manatee conservation, Disney’s EPCOT manatee exhibit has brought in two new short-term residents in need of ...

Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida's west ...

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

EPCOT has two new manatees, but they won’t be here as long as their beloved predecessors, for a very good reason.

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.