Christopher Columbus gets credit for the first written record of manatees in North America, ones he saw near the Dominican Republic in 1492. West Indian manatees, also called Florida manatees, are ...

An estimated eight-foot-long West Indian manatee made an easygoing Monday afternoon cruise past waterside homes along the Amite River Diversion Canal in lower Ascension and Livingston parishes, ...

Christopher Columbus gets credit for the first written record of manatees in North America, ones he saw near the Dominican Republic in 1492. West Indian manatees, also called Florida manatees, are ...

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — To Vickie Hall, manatee season is about educating others on how to respectfully experience swimming with manatees and the importance of their conservation. Hall is the operations ...

Raising the young is crucial for every species to survive. See how in some social circles, it takes a village to raise a family. In others, a single parent is all that stands between the vulnerability ...

Florida manatees migrate to warmer inland waters when coastal temperatures drop below 68 degrees. Manatees seek refuge in warm-water shelters, such as areas near Florida Power & Light plants. This ...

FWC designated November as Manatee Awareness Month Boaters should be more careful and adhere to speed limits in manatee zones. Manatees seek warm water when the ocean temperature drops below 68 ...

Cars & Coffee meetups can bring out the very best—and very worst—of car culture. On the one hand, you get morning camaraderie, local charity support, and an eclectic parking-lot lineup that rivals ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — The water in front of the Big Bend Power Station is full of manatees right now amid the colder weather in the area. “I estimate pretty close to a thousand,” said Lauren Gomez, a ...

BLUFFTON — A pair of golfers got a surprise as they rounded the ninth hole of the Crescent Pointe Golf Course on Nov. 22. A beached manatee was stranded in a tidal creek. Photos posted to the golf ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 61-year-old man who died Monday night at the Manatee County Jail. At 9:18 p.m., deputies were called to a dormitory after several ...