By Rohan Chakravarty Confirming a previously hypothesised role of the Amazonian manatee as a gardener of the forests, biologist Michelle Guterres’ study adds another cap to the already impressive ...

Police said seven horses owned by Carousel Sea Horses were beginning a beach ride on Manatee Avenue West around 11 a.m. when ...

Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com A former Manatee County commissioner is suing the creators of a political cartoon and other critics after losing his reelection bid in August. In a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it does not intend to make significant changes to the threatened status of the manatee species in Florida, despite a notable ...

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

ORLANDO, Fla.—Protections for Florida’s ailing manatees would remain unchanged under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal announced this week. The manatees would retain their listing as ...

A manatee was spotted in a Pompano Beach waterway with a bike tire stuck around its torso on Dec. 27, but it swam away before Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists could ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, is reporting that 565 ...

FORT MYERS - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal to keep manatees under a threatened species classification has sparked controversy as environmentalists argue they should be classified ...

The manatee viewing area on the first floor of the SeaBase Aquarium is blocked by blue curtains and rope. The second-floor viewing area is also blocked by rope, although we could still see inside.

Two years ago, they had to toss manatees lettuce to keep them from starving. But this week, the feds balked at restoring "endangered" status to the Florida manatee. Instead, they plan to leave ...

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