The slow, gentle manatee is one of the most famous (and photogenic) of the Florida megafauna, and unlike panthers or ...

Smoky River Manatees Swim Club will be hosting its annual general meeting at Ecole Heritage on March 6 at 6:30 p.m., welcoming all new children to come check out their club. “As an association ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

As temperatures dropped in January across much of the East and the Sunshine State, threatened manatees suffered significant ...

Local entrepreneur and philanthropist Ronnie Shugar has donated $4 million to go toward a state-of-the-art aquatic facility ...

With a focus on manatee conservation, Disney’s EPCOT manatee exhibit has brought in two new short-term residents in need of ...

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

Nine high schools in Manatee and Sarasota counties had multiple student-athletes “pick up the pen and sign their lives away” ...

Vacationers appreciate a little break in their itineraries to see manatees swimming in the waters around the Tampa Electric water plant, and they don't have to pay an arm and a leg for the privilege.