The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced a crowdfunding campaign to build the largest manatee rescue center in Florida which will also double as the zoo’s new entrance.

Manatees can be seen across the Treasure Coast, including near former power plants. Despite the plants closings, the animals ...

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

Boats are responsible for about 20% of human-caused manatee deaths, making them the greatest sources of human-caused mortality. Meanwhile boating in Florida is at an all-time high and increasing. A ...

Florida Tech students are developing a robotic manatee, called "Mechanatee," to study real manatees without disturbing them. The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to ...

“Because of the fire on the 18-mile stretch, and Card Sound Road being closed, Florida Fish and Wildlife was not going to be able to come and move the manatee to a place that it could receive ...

TALLAHASSEE — New College of Florida could take over the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus under plans being negotiated in the state Legislature, according to a top ...

Now, FWC says no manatees have died from starvation due to lack of forage for two years.