It’s one thing to visit an aquarium and gaze in awe at a 1,000-pound manatee swimming just behind the glass. It’s another ...

It's officially manatee season in Florida, and Broward County officials are reminding everyone to be on alert on county ...

Manatees on the east coast feel the winter chill, too. When the weather gets cool, manatees can be found huddled together in ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — As the temperature drops, families gather to watch the sea cows migrate to warmer waters. Regenia Chambliss said it's quite a sight to see. “Just to see a huge thing come up and ...

Environmentalists say the proposed rollbacks could threaten the lives of sea cows through habitat loss, pollution and ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

Meet Sara, the largest manatee on record in Florida — a 3,000-pound gentle giant roughly the size of a Toyota Corolla!

The beloved sea cows still face many threats, but deaths this year were not as high as in 2021 and 2022, when conservation groups say a record die-off claimed 20 percent of the population.

Pollution from human waste is putting pressure on Jacksonville’s waterways and threatening the survival of manatees across the state. Environmental advocates say biosolids and leaking septic systems ...

One of the threats to manatees is cold stress. Manatees need warmth to survive. They’re vulnerable when the water temperature drops below 68 degrees, between November to March. Their round appearance ...

This group of solely aquatic mammals, known scientifically as the Sirenia, is unrelated to whales and dolphins. The ...