Researchers discovered a lack of archaeological or historical evidence that this species lived in this area early on.

A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to ...

Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as ...

Are Florida’s iconic manatees endangered? The answer to that seems obvious: Of course they are. Over the past five years, ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is accepting comments regarding the proposed expansion of 12 manatee zones around ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it does not intend to make significant changes to the threatened status of the manatee species in Florida despite a notable increase in deaths ...

The manatee successfully rescued from a Tar River canal in Greenville, Pitt County, last fall is free again. The 9-foot ...

Pamlico, a 9-foot female manatee, has been released back into the wild in Florida after being the ... manatee in North Carolina to the 24-hour marine mammal stranding hotline 910-515-7354.

The changes in protection zones would ensure speed zones are consistent with the changes seen in a manatee distribution ...

Lil Joe’s amazing life journey has taken him from peril in the St. Johns River to near-tragedy in the Little Econ to recovery ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it does not intend to make significant changes to the threatened status of the manatee species in Florida ... a large marine mammal protected ...