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, ...

Thousands of Manatee County property owners will soon receive letters that determine whether they will can repair their homes following hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton, or if they will need to ...

Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening—and what scientists are doing to help. An invasive armored ...

FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST BROOKE SILVERING. JOINING US FROM MANATEE LAGOON WITH WHY THEY CHOOSE TO HUDDLE UP THERE. BROOKE. MANATEES NEED WATER TEMPERATURES OF AT LEAST 68 DEGREES AND ABOVE IN ...

We could say the same of the infuriating, baffling decision to deny Florida’s manatees increased protection. These creatures are in danger — and they deserve all the human help they can get ...