In 1493, Christopher Columbus mistook three manatees for mermaids. They’re “not half as beautiful as they are painted,” he ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — As manatees begin to disperse from their winter habitats, wildlife officials are urging boaters to go slow and keep an eye out. When temperatures dip, the slow-moving sea cows ...

Manatees were spotted at the Calusa Marina in Goodland, Florida on March 31st. The manatees were drinking fresh water and appeared to enjoy being sprayed with a hose. Manatees, nicknamed "sea cows ...

Jeff Corwin, a biologist and conservationist who has hosted TV shows for nearly three decades, loves Florida’s manatees. In fact, sea cows were featured in the second episode of his very first ...

HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating the deaths of nine manatees in the Homosassa River over the past six weeks, sparking alarm ...

Even though Manatee County ended its school zone speed camera program, drivers with outstanding tickets must still pay them, county officials say. Following the program’s end, some residents ...

Manatee County officials voted to end a program originally touted as making school zones safer six months after being implemented. The cameras in front of Bayshore Elementary School on March 5 had ...