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Bradenton Area River Regatta, "Manatee County's biggest and best civic event," will return in February, as will Sarasota's Thunder by the Bay Music & Motorcycle Festival, Cortez Commercial Fishing ...

A manatee was spotted in a Pompano Beach waterway with a bike tire stuck around its torso on Dec. 27, but it swam away before Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists could ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, is reporting that 565 ...

The manatee viewing area on the first floor of the SeaBase Aquarium is blocked by blue curtains and rope. The second-floor viewing area is also blocked by rope, although we could still see inside.

How old was Barbara Roufs? Barbara was born in 1944, in California, in the United States of America. Sadly, she succumbed aged 47 years. She had a height of 5 feet 5 inches tall. Barbara was the queen ...

But this week, the feds balked at restoring "endangered" status to the Florida manatee. Instead, they plan to leave them at the less-serious status of "threatened" and make their smaller cousin ...

Manatee County continued to more closely scrutinize development proposals following the election of new county commissioners in the 2024 elections, though the board ultimately approved the ...

AP video by Daniel Kozin A manatee comes to the surface to breathe at Manatee Lagoon, a free attraction operated by Florida Power & Light Company that lets the public view and learn about the sea cows ...

It's time for the 109th Manatee County Fair, which begins Jan. 16 in Palmetto. Although the fair runs each year on the other side of the county, it's big for East County residents, not just ...

A Manatee County family is pleading for help as they try and find their missing horse, Cloud. The owner rescued Cloud, a white mare, 12 years ago. The horse has been missing for at least four days ...

Ropes and curtains blocked access to the manatee viewing areas on both the ground floor and the second-floor observation deck, sparking curiosity among visitors. According to sources at the ...