Once onboard, we poured hot water down our wetsuits to warm up and laughed as we shared our experiences with the manatees. Swimming with these animals that have been in Florida’s waterways for ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State's manatee population, still ...

Smoky River Manatees Swim Club will be hosting its annual general meeting at Ecole Heritage on March 6 at 6:30 p.m., welcoming all new children to come check out their club. “As an association ...

Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

EPCOT has two new manatees, but they won’t be here as long as their beloved predecessors, for a very good reason.

Vacationers appreciate a little break in their itineraries to see manatees swimming in the waters around ... bird's-eye view of the area by climbing up the stairs to the 50-foot viewing tower ...

The FWC corrals manatees into the side of the canal, where they are steered into a stretcher and picked up with a large hydraulic lift. After a veterinarian takes blood samples, the manatees are ...

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.

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, is reporting that 565 ...

The 2025 February college signing period started Wednesday, Feb. 5. See where local high school athletes are taking their ...