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

Researchers discovered a lack of archaeological or historical evidence that this species lived in this area early on.

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal ...

Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as ...

A pair of endangered manatees were released into the Caribbean Sea in Puerto Rico after they were separated from their mother ...

African and West Indian manatee species. While Sirenian fossils have been found globally, only Florida and the Caribbean contain specimens from every epoch over the past 50 million years.

“Seagrass is resilient, and it came back on its own, and manatees found it,” de Wit said. While overall deaths have come down over the past two years, records show a spike in dead calves for ...

Enzo, named after the winter storm, was found near the USF campus in St. Pete while suffering from cold stress. But on Friday ...

Manatees with these symptoms that are found away from warm-water sources are of the most concern. Before winter hits, around mid-November, manatees seek warm-water habitats, such as natural ...