Wildlife managers, scientists and conservationists have a more complete ecological map of the American West with the release ...

The Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park is welcoming two new arrivals. The aquarium, located on Okaloosa Island, recently ...

Florida's youngest manatees died in record numbers last year, possibly from lingering malnutrition or a counterintuitive sign that sea cow reproduction is slowly recovering, after years of fewer ...

One year after a 67-year-old woman vanished, a Manatee County probate judge has declared her dead, the Bradenton Police Department announced Friday. The Florida Highway Patrol says the Tesla that was ...

Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

I asked her how it felt, doing this work. After giving seamless recitations of manatee facts, she paused to find the words. It’s bittersweet, is the thing. Because you don’t want these ...

You can also get a bird's-eye view of the area by climbing up the stairs to the 50-foot viewing tower, located halfway down the Manatee Viewing Center's habitat loop trail. Recent visitors ...

Last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged $330 million to help restore manatee habitat. The year before, Rep. Randy Fine, a Brevard Republican currently running for Congress, wrote an op-ed opposing a ...

Lace Simmons and her two daughters will eventually move into the home thanks to Habitat for Humanity and a host of volunteers. This year, more than 75 CEOs helped raise $300,000 to sponsor the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is accepting comments regarding the proposed expansion of 12 manatee zones around coastal Florida, including one that would encompass Venice to Estero Bay.

He and Inigo reunited in the Gulfarium’s manatee habitat as Disney clinical veterinarian Jen Flower watched. “Oh, buddy, you’re here,” Flower said, imagining their mood. “I think they ...

The nearby tidal walk shows an idea of manatee habitat. “So we’ve got red mangroves, white mangroves and black mangroves,” said Gomez. It also reveals the other animals that inhabit it like ...