Birds are among the most vulnerable. Since humans arrived, 71 birds have gone extinct, according to the state Department of ...

Craft fair: Featuring knit and crochet items, baby quilts, floral arrangements ... Staff will share fun facts about these creatures and their connection to the ancient beach of Lyonia Preserve.

The Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of ...

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer keeps a manatee calf hydrated after the orphaned mammal was ...

Danger, an orphaned manatee calf, is headed to Orlando for rehabilitation after being rescued by Good Samaritans in the Florida<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

With the sun shining and water temperatures heating up, boaters are getting back in the water. But it’s also about the time ...

National Manatee Appreciation Day was marked on Wednesday, celebrating the gentle giants that congregate off the Florida coast. The herbivores glide through coastal and riverine areas, feeding on ...

Few creatures better embody the notion of peaceful coexistence than the manatee. Slow-moving and largely indifferent to human affairs, these aquatic herbivores graze on seagrasses and algae in the ...

but we're thinking that they might be having babies too often," Geraghty said. More: Record number of young manatees died in Florida in 2024 A record 154 young Florida manatees died before ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Wednesday is Manatee Appreciation Day in the state of Florida, and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) used the opportunity to share good news.

With hurricane season about two months away, Manatee County officials are pumping an extra $2 million into efforts to clean up the county’s canal system and prevent flooding. Carmine DeMilio ...