Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as ...

Researchers discovered a lack of archaeological or historical evidence that this species lived in this area early on.

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

A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to ...

Nearly 2,000 Florida manatees died in 2021 and 2022. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the sea cows’ plight does not ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected Tuesday to publish a proposed rule that details its reasons for keeping the ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal ...

According to an Associated Press report, the manatees are amassing around Florida Power & Light Company’s plant in Riviera ...

A manatee comes up for a breath at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Fla., during a press conference by Florida governor Ron DeSantis announcing that Florida’s manatee population appears to ...

Manatees are slow-moving, seagrass-eating marine mammals. Florida manatees spend up to eight hours a day grazing on seagrasses and other marine or freshwater vegetation, consuming up to 10% of ...