Ecologist Alex Romer tugged his snorkel on and slipped into the stillness of Palm Beach County’s Lake Worth Lagoon, an ...

Boaters and swimmers harass manatees, but DOGE cuts to the Fish and Wildlife Service mean that harassment is no longer spotted or policed.

As manatee mating season ramps up during the summer, the Pinellas Sheriff's Office in Florida is sharing how to identify a manatee mating herd and warning beachgoers to avoid the groups of animals.

The Pinellas Sheriff's Office shared a social media message regarding clumps of manatees spotted near the shores of Florida beaches Authorities asked not to be contacted about the manatee groups ...

A manatee comes up for a breath at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. A divided federal appeals court Tuesday refused to halt a district judge's order that requires the Florida Department of ...

The number of flamingos at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and across Florida has been rising, giving hope for a pink renaissance more than a century after the birds’ population w… ...

A divided federal appeals court refused to halt a district judge's order that requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take steps to protect manatees in the northern Indian ...

A divided federal appeals court is upholding a judge’s order that blocks the construction of new septic tanks in parts of the Indian River Lagoon, a move designed to protect Florida’s manatee ...