Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

As temperatures drop, Florida’s manatees face dangerous conditions with some developing cold stress, a potentially deadly ...

These releases involved many partners, including SeaWorld, ZooTampa at Lowry Park, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Cincinnati Zoo ...

Even though they're a big animal ... program for the Florida manatees is probably one of the largest for any protected species. Partnerships range between federal agencies, state agencies ...

Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida's west ...

A necropsy is the animal form of ... Service to leave the Florida manatee at the threatened level was a mistake, that the federal agency should have listed Sunshine State sea cows as endangered.

Conservation groups said the deaths represented more than 20 percent of the state’s population ... as disappointing for Florida manatees and said the animals remain vulnerable to another ...

A recent Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimate put the population of manatees in the Sunshine State between 8,350 ... both subspecies of the marine animal have faced ...

“They’re kind of the first animals to start to respond ... along the Atlantic Coast in central Florida. State waters are home to more than 8,000 manatees with at least a third living or ...

The Florida State Guard ... to swim. The animals may be left floating listlessly in the water or near the shore. Anyone who sees an injured, distressed, sick, or dead manatee is asked to call ...

According to an Associated Press report, the manatees are amassing around Florida Power & Light Company’s plant in Riviera Beach, where the company opened the manatee-focused attraction Manatee Lagoon ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population ...