The West Indian manatee is estimated to be at least 71 years old, far exceeding the typical lifespan of 30 to 40 years.

Tampa has plenty of well-known attractions, but the city's best experiences are often tucked away in places that most ...

The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens debuts new manatee habitat and critical-care facility on March 6. Here's what to ...

Jacksonville Zoo is opening a 330,000-gallon manatee rescue center this March, giving injured sea cows a safe place to ...

Cold stress killed Florida manatees as limits on winter refuges and power plant warm water rules face renewed scrutiny ...

The stingrays have returned to Tampa Electric’s award-winning Manatee Viewing Center following the completion of extensive repairs after hurricane damage in 2024. Seven cownose rays are back in their ...

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 ...

Animal specialists with SeaWorld Orlando are "cautiously optimistic" about the manatee's recovery. An adolescent manatee is recovering at SeaWorld Orlando after being rescued from a storm drain in ...

A juvenile male manatee was rescued after being trapped in a Melbourne Beach storm drain. The 410-pound manatee, named "Melby," was found underweight with several open wounds. Melby is now recovering ...

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 ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. — A rehabilitated manatee mother and her calf were successfully released into the wild on Wednesday. Officials with the Dolphin Research Center’s Manatee Rescue Team announced that the ...