Manatee County leaders have signed off on buying a 93-acre property in Parrish with plans to prevent flooding, protect rare habitat from development and create a public park.

Fired rangers at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida got their jobs back, but manatee fans and local ...

Amid an environmental threat to manatees in Florida, a federal district judge ruled the state violated the Endangered Species ...

A very small, orphaned manatee calf is headed to Orlando for rehabilitation after being rescued Tuesday by concerned boaters ...

And while the legal battle might not be over just yet, manatee advocates say this latest ruling is a sign of hope and possible precedent that could force Florida to do more to clean up the Indian ...

The state had 800 manatee deaths in 2022, before the number dropped to 555 in 2023 and 565 in 2024, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission data. As of April 4, 282 manatees ...

Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County. Many deaths were linked to starvation. The state had 800 manatee deaths in 2022 before the ...

The state of Florida is in violation of the Endangered Species Act and must develop a plan for addressing the pollution that led in recent years to an unprecedented die-off of manatees ...

After hundreds of manatees starved in the Indian River Lagoon, the Tampa Bay Times decided to trace the crisis to its roots. That meant examining water quality across Florida. Manatees’ main foo ...

Mendoza said the Florida Department of Environmental Protection needs to seek what is known as an “incidental take permit” from federal wildlife officials to help minimize the effects of discharges on ...