Fired rangers at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida got their jobs back, but manatee fans and local ...

Contamination fuels algae blooms and wreaks havoc. Our investigation pinpointed alarming chemical levels in nearly 1 in 4 ...

A PEOPLE staffer rode along as a rescued manatee named Owa was returned to the wild after three months of rehabilitation at ...

Nitrogen and phosphorous from septic tanks and fertilizer spawn the growth of algae in Kings Bay, the second largest ...

From November 15 through March 31 each year, Florida’s Crystal River becomes a winter haven for manatees seeking warmth in ...

RIDES, slides and fairytale castles may be Central Florida’s most famous draws, but in Crystal River on the dazzling Gulf ...

A local grassroots group is spearheading an amendment to Governor DeSantis' 'Boater Freedom Initiative' to strengthen the ...

Nearly three-quarters of springs reviewed by the Times showed ... In 2021 alone, more than 1,000 manatees died in Florida — by far the deadliest year on record for the animals.

Each year, more than 150,000 visitors flock to Warm Mineral Springs Park in North Port to dip their toes into history…and for ...

to Magnolia Springs, Ala., to rescue the manatee on ... "Considering when we started, there were just over 1,000 manatees in Florida ... it's incredible," Ricci says with a smile.