ZooTampa at Lowry Park released 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025, marking a significant milestone ...

For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A.

You’re already thinking about getting away. Now imagine a Florida destination where winter and early spring are defined by ...

Thanks to its warmer temperature, this gorgeous swimmable spring transforms into a haven for endangered manatees every winter ...

Manatees remain among the most charismatic 'canaries' in Indian River Lagoon's ecological ‘coal mine.’ In 2025, they kept ...

Sunshine State? 697 manatees flocked to Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2026, ...

The closest place in winter for a Savannahian to see manatees is Florida’s Blue Spring State Park, a little over 250 miles ...

By Victor Block Crystal River, Florida, a village perched on the state's west coast, has a human population of about 3,400 ...

A chilly week across Florida has sent manatees swimming inland in search of warmer water, with hundreds gathering at Blue ...

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.

TALLAHASSEE — Federal wildlife officials Monday released a proposal that would continue to classify Florida manatees as a threatened species, after environmentalists argued they should be reclassified ...

Sixty years ago, these freshwater springs and forests were drowned by a 9,500-acre reservoir. Could the ecosystem finally be ...