Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

“The manatees come here to Manatee Lagoon for that warm water, but we don’t have a large population of seagrass right here on our property,” Shanker said. “And so they’ll come here to ...

Manatees are slow-moving, seagrass-eating marine mammals ... Florida is at the northern end of the West Indian manatee's winter range and these warm-water habitats play an important role ...

"The manatees come here to Manatee Lagoon for that warm water, but we don't have a large population of seagrass right here on our property," Shanker said. "And so they'll come here to Manatee ...

The overpopulation of algae has affected manatee diet and nutrition ... Protection found that manatees are eating more algae than seagrass because there is so much more of it.

“The manatees come here to Manatee Lagoon for that warm water, but we don’t have a large population of seagrass right here on our property,” Shanker said. “And so they’ll come here to ...