TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An unprecedented, experimental attempt to feed manatees facing starvation in Florida has started slowly but wildlife officials expressed optimism Thursday that it will work as ...

While you can spot manatees year-round in South Florida, they come out in full force during the winter months as they ...

November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — 25 tons of lettuce. That’s how much food manatees have been able to feast on since the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission started its manatee feeding program in ...

A federal judge ruled May 19 that Florida has to temporarily stop approving new septic tanks in areas near the Northern Indian River Lagoon and plan to start feeding manatees again when they are faced ...

The FWC is reminding boaters to wear polarized glasses, go slow, and follow all manatee protection zone signs. Speeding in ...

Video of Aquarium Worker Feeding Baby Manatees Has Everyone Totally Obsessed originally appeared on PetHelpful. Have you ever watched someone do their job and wished it were yours? After watching this ...

And while it probably wouldn't harm a manatee if you were somehow able to swim to it and give it a hug, do you dare touch one ...

Manatees, despite their large size, can sometimes be hard to spot in the water, the FWC warns. The state officials say that ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A two-year experimental feeding program for starving Florida manatees will not immediately resume this winter as conditions have improved for the threatened marine mammals and ...

A federal judge Monday ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon, including requiring it to ...