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

The top two known causes of death were perinatal deaths and boat collisions. Most manatee deaths were unverified and unknown. The five-year average for manatee boat deaths is 99, FWC records show.

Are Florida’s iconic manatees endangered? The answer to that seems obvious: Of course they are. Over the past five years, ...

Manatee County closed on the purchase of the Seafood Shack and Marina property in Cortez. Officials plan to build public boat ...

While boating collisions are the top man-made threat to manatees, cold stress is the most common natural threat. “So during the power generation process, that power plant puts out clean ...

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 ...

15 to March 31, when Florida water temperatures can drop below 68 degrees, which is deadly to manatees. While boating collisions are the top man-made threat to manatees, cold stress is the most ...

Manatee County has purchased the Seafood Shack and Marina property in the Cortez historic fishing village, and local officials have plans for new public boat ramp amenities on the waterfront property.

As the sunshine state experiences the frigid temperatures from a series of arctic fronts, Patrick Rose, an aquatic biologist and Save the Manatee Club executive director, is advising residents of ...