The Jacksonville Zoo's new J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Manatee River Habitat and VyStar SkyScape Entrance will open ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote “Not all those who wander are lost,” but West Indian manatees found moving from Florida up the Atlantic seaboard or west into the northern Gulf of Mexico ...

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

ZooTampa released a total of 26 rehabilitated manatees in 2025. Boat strikes and loss of seagrass, a primary food source, are two significant factors that cause manatee sickness and injury. The Zoo is ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens will hold a grand opening for the J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Manatee River and VyStar SkyScape entrance on March 6, marking a ...

A Florida Power & Light plant sits on the Orange River, and for decades the plant has produced warm water conditions in that ...

Conservationists are celebrating the protection of 13 acres of land along the Myakka River in East Manatee County. Manatee County commissioners approved the land’s purchase over the summer with ...

After a record 1,100 manatees died last year in Florida, environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to force federal wildlife officials to upgrade habitat protections. The Center for ...

City surveyors in Melbourne Beach, Florida, heard an unusual chirping under a road on Feb. 9 while doing routine work, and thought it could be coming from rats. Instead, they discovered a 7-foot-long ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote Feb. 5 on the proposed changes, which incorporate these categories: idle (2-5 mph), slow (5-7 mph), prohibited, and no entry even for ...