Boat speed categories are idle (2-5 mph), slow (5-7 mph), prohibited, and no entry even for fishing, wading, diving, swimming and personal watercraft.

The wild-born West Indian manatee has lived in human care since 1957 and far outlived the species’ typical 30–40 year lifespan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote Feb. 5 on whether to expand a slow boat-speed manatee zone in the ...

Florida's manatees faced near-record deaths for young sea cows in 2025, but also saw seagrass recovery, new legal protections ...

At 71 and possibly older, Romeo the West Indian manatee has become the oldest ever recorded. How did this gentle giant outlive the odds and shape decades of conservation?

Boaters will be able to increase their speed in 16 manatee protection zones in Indian River County if the state approves a proposal to ease restrictions in the Indian River Lagoon, but they'll have to ...

A rare wildlife encounter with a West Indian manatee and an environmentally aware crew temporarily halted a $64 million ferry project on the Texas Gulf Coast this summer. “TxDOT crews knew what to do ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering changes to manatee speed zones in the Indian River Lagoon. Proposed changes include allowing faster speeds near Sebastian Inlet and ...

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - A rare wildlife encounter with a West Indian manatee and an environmentally-aware crew temporarily halted a $64 million ferry project on the Texas Gulf Coast this summer. "TxDOT ...