SeaWorld Orlando has announced that it has now logged 1,000 manatee rescues.

A PEOPLE staffer rode along as a rescued manatee was returned to the wild after three months of rehab It's the kind of call ...

Since 1976, SeaWorld Orlando's dedicated rescue team has operated one of only three critical care facilities in the nation, responding to manatees in need due to cold stress, boat strikes ...

Since 1976, SeaWorld Orlando's dedicated rescue team has operated one of only three critical care facilities in the nation, responding to manatees in need due to cold stress, boat strikes ...

The dumping of effluent and fertilizer into Florida waters caused a massive bloom of phytoplankton, killing off much of the dolphins' food supply.

Yet despite their unassuming nature, manatees are increasingly at the mercy of human activity. The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), found along the Atlantic coasts of the United States ...

open image in gallery Manatees were celebrated across the country on Wednesday. The beloved sea cows are threatened by human-caused climate change (Getty Images) Earlier in the year, chillier ...