As temperatures dropped in January across much of the East and the Sunshine State, threatened manatees suffered significant ...

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 ...

We’re talking, of course, about manatees. And if you love those chunky “sea cows,” you’re in luck: Now’s the best time to see them up-close in their natural habitat. The aquatic ...

A record 154 young Florida manatees died before reaching one year of age in 2024, including more than half of the 100 ...

A manatee was spotted in a Pompano Beach waterway with a bike tire stuck around its torso on Dec. 27, but it swam away before Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists could ...

Manatees have been attracted to the warm-water ... Fort Myers and Apollo Beach. Dozens of the sea cows, which can grow up to 10 feet long and 1,200 pounds, have been congregating for the past ...

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

Visitors to the TECO Manatee Viewing Centers expressed concern ... Whitlock encourages people to donate to organizations that wok to save the sea cows, and to speak up at public hearings.

dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State's manatee population, still recovering from a mass starvation event several years ago, to seek warmer waters. Dozens of the sea cows ...

A manatee comes to the surface to breathe at Manatee Lagoon, a free attraction operated by Florida Power & Light Company that lets the public view and learn about the sea cows who gather in winter ...