A PEOPLE staffer rode along as a rescued manatee named Owa was returned to the wild after three months of rehabilitation at SeaWorld Orlando.

Few creatures better embody the notion of peaceful coexistence than the manatee. Slow-moving and largely indifferent to human affairs, these aquatic herbivores graze on seagrasses and algae in the ...

If they were still around, we'd be dying to keep one in the yard. Imagine riding a giant manatee to school through the canals. Seems like something that would happen in Florida. Approximate year ...

to save manatees from boat strikes and harmful algal blooms, and more. We'll keep working to earn greater protections for these giant gray “mermaids.” ...