Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s one thing to visit an aquarium and gaze in awe at a 1,000-pound manatee swimming just behind the glass. It’s another thing to share the same water with Florida’s sea cows, ...

Unlike other locations in Florida where you can interact with manatees – the Crystal River area north of Tampa is probably the most famous – the water here isn’t clear, so it isn’t always easy to see ...

You can call them the snowbirds of the sea. Manatee "season" kicks off Nov. 15 as the gentle giants make their way along our shores and canals and (hopefully) stop by Florida Power & Light Co.’s ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — We see all kinds of marine mammals in the Lowcountry, like dolphins and manatees. Dolphins may be seen far more commonly, but manatees have a presence in our waters all the ...

Visitors who want an up-close look at the manatees being cared for at the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens won’t have to travel far from the zoo’s new entrance to see them. The newly finished ...

It was all hands — and flippers — on deck when a nearly 10-foot mama manatee needed a lifeline in Southwest Florida. After a 1,042-pound manatee was seen fighting for her life in Cape Coral waters on ...