(AP) — A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State’s manatee population ...

The first manatee rescued in North Carolina is now back in the ocean. Pamlico, the 9-foot female manatee rescued last fall, has been released into the Tampa Bay by staff from the Florida Fish and ...

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, ...

A young manatee rolls on its back as it enjoys the morning at Manatee Park in Lee County. Manatees and sea turtles are vulnerable to cold snaps like the Arctic blasts this month as cold air can drop ...

As the sun bakes the shore, the water, which is a constant 68 degrees no matter the season, offers cool relief. But today, the relative warmth of that unchanging water temperature is what draws a pod ...

The first manatee ever rescued in North Carolina was released back into the wild Thursday after spending a few weeks recovering at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. The manatee had been found by ...

Manatees will not be added to the endangered list Patrick Rose, an aquatic biologist, and executive director of the Save the Manatee Club, joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer on Florida Live to break ...

Pamlico, a 9-foot female manatee, has been released back into the wild in Florida after being the first manatee ever successfully rescued in North Carolina. North Carolina's first rescued manatee ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State’s manatee population, still recovering ...