Manatees don’t read maps. Which might explain why one ended up in Mashpee, Massachusetts, hundreds of miles from its tropical ...

A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade and scientists want to ...

A manatee has been spotted off Cape Cod for the first time since 2016.

Activists argue human waste from sources including sewer sludge and septic tanks are contributing to algae growth with ...

This animal has beached itself and looks a little thin,” said Erin Burke, the protected species program manager at the ...

Cape Cod might be known for sharks, but a family recently spotted something much rarer in the water: a manatee.

Are Florida’s iconic manatees endangered? The answer to that seems obvious: Of course they are. Over the past five years, researchers have tallied more than 3,600 deaths.

While manatees are long considered to be one the state’s most adored inhabitants, research suggests they may have only arrived in great numbers starting in the late 1800s.

Florida manatees for decades were considered endangered species, which can receive more protections than threatened species. But in 2017, federal officials reclassified Florida manatees as threatened.