After years of struggle, Alexis and Jerry found success and even survival through a program that focuses on food, habits, and ...

As a member of the Savannah Bananas, Correlle Prime's career takes him on the road, but his heart always is with his family ...

Three water spouts formed Sunday night in Manatee County near the Skyway Bridge and Egmont Key. Meteorologist Mike Prangley explains how they formed.

While manatees were listed as endangered under the Endangered Species act in 1971, they were removed from the list in 2017 — a move the Save the Manatee Club thought to be premature.

The mystery material is actually manatee grass, a crucial part of a manatee's diet. However, instead of being underwater, it is now washed up on the shores of Marco Island.

He is the only manatee calf under care at Caxiuana. Once he has fully transitioned to a plant-based diet, he’ll spend time in a river enclosure before his release.

Manatees in Florida: What to know Manatees, nicknamed sea cows, are foragers that rely on a plant-based diet. They can eat up to 150 pounds of food per day.

In 2021, Florida set a record for manatee deaths in the wild at 1,100. A third were in Brevard County’s coastal waters, where the prime food for manatees, seagrass, had been eradicated by pollution.

The overpopulation of algae has affected manatee diet and nutrition. A study involving Allen, the United States Geological Survey, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection found that ...

Riverine people’s knowledge of the vulnerable Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis in contrasting protected areas. Oryx, 54 ...

According to a new study, the Amazonian manatee is a seed disperser; a researcher found germinating grasses in its feces. The discovery was made in Lake Amanã, in the Amazon, where 96 samples of ...