grabbing or kissing! Once you’ve donned a wetsuit and snorkel, you get into the water and float close to them. It’s an incredible experience, and one I’d love to return to do in the winter months when ...

One of the threats to manatees is cold stress. Manatees need warmth to survive. They’re vulnerable when the water temperature drops below 68 degrees, between November to March. Their round ...

The Brevard Zoo is nearing completion of its new manatee rehabilitation center, providing a safe space for nursing ...

Lil Joe, perhaps the most traveled and best known manatee ever, was bid farewell from Disney’s EPCOT on a shivery, drizzly night this past week. The event unfolded as an iconic tribute for an ...

They're also one of Florida’s best-known, best-loved critters. We’re talking, of course, about manatees. And if you love those chunky “sea cows,” you’re in luck: Now’s the best time to ...

Thousands of Manatee County property owners will soon receive letters that determine whether they will can repair their homes following hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton, or if they will need to ...

The biggest grant that Manatee County has ever received is caught up by a federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump on Monday that was swiftly blocked in federal court on Tuesday.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A manatee rescued in Pitt County last fall was freed Friday back into the ocean. Nicknamed Pamlico, the nine-foot manatee was rescued on Nov. 18, 2024, from a Tar River ...

The first manatee rescued in North Carolina is now back in the ocean. Pamlico, the 9-foot female manatee rescued last fall, has been released into the Tampa Bay by staff from the Florida Fish and ...