Found as an orphan, rescued a second time after a setback, and nursed back to health across multiple facilities, one Florida ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to revise the critical habitat designation for Florida manatees, which have been dying in record numbers because water pollution is killing a ...

A rescued manatee at the Jacksonville Zoo was the first to be released after rehab at the new critical care facility.

The Jacksonville Zoo opened a new Manatee River Habitat in March as part of a $72 million upgrade. This new habitat serves as a federally permitted critical-care facility for rescued manatees. The zoo ...

In the wild, Florida's manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. Now advocates worry about the potential peril that manatees may encounter ...

Manatee season in Florida typically runs from mid-November through March 31, when dropping ocean temperatures send the gentle giants flocking to warmer inland springs and power plant discharge canals.

Manatees are large, slow‐moving aquatic mammals inhabiting coastal, estuarine and freshwater systems in the Americas and West Africa. Their conservation hinges on understanding habitat dynamics, ...

Manatees are regular visitors in many of Florida's waterways, particularly in the winter, when they migrate into Florida's natural springs to keep warm. But you can be arrested for touching or ...