Two new manatees, Cider and Mino, have arrived at EPCOT's The Seas with Nemo & Friends exhibit. The manatees are part of a rehabilitation program and will eventually be released back into the wild.

Right now, speed limits in school zones vary across Manatee County from 15 to 20 miles per hour. Dr. McCann wants to ...

For decades, Walt Disney World has cared for thousands of fish and marine mammals to help with conservation and research.As it continues manatee rehabilitation efforts at The Seas with Nemo ...

Two new aquatic friends have joined The Seas with Nemo & Friends at Walt Disney World. Manatees Cider and Mino made their public debut on Thursday at EPCOT. Guests had been saddened by the ...

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 ...

Florida's youngest manatees died in record numbers last year, possibly from lingering malnutrition or a counterintuitive sign that sea cow reproduction is slowly recovering, after years of fewer ...

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.

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Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida's west coast in the 1950s. These claims, based on limited anthropological records, ...

Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida’s west coast in the 1950s. These claims, based on limited anthropological records, ...

Speed limit cameras will no longer monitor Manatee County school zones outside of posted hours for reduced speeds in response to complaints from motorists surprised by tickets sent to their mailbox.

The manatee rescued from a Tar River canal last fall is healthy and back in the wilds of Florida’s Gulf Coast waters. The 9-foot female is the first documented case of a successful manatee rescue in ...