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

Silver Springs and the Ocklawaha River can recover their lost beauty if we remove the dam, let the rivers flow and reduce ...

A cluster of manatees gathered at Three Sister Springs in Crystal River. TRENDING: ‘I don’t want any kid to feel like that ...

Martine de Wit, wildlife veterinarian with Florida Fish and Wildlife ... around mid-November, manatees seek warm-water habitats, such as natural springs and the outfalls from power plant ...

When Florida's waters cool, this location's heated waters provide a manatee sanctuary. Since the '80s, the public has been ...

Are Florida’s iconic manatees endangered ... The same sources are also fouling the springs that offer manatees warm-water havens. Within the past decade, disgusting algae blooms that cover ...

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 ...

Recommended Videos Florida manatees for decades were considered ... The proposed rule, however, pointed to work such as restoring springs, which serve as an important refuge for manatees during ...

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, ...