As Florida’s wilderness shrinks by the day, conservationists around the state, including in Manatee County, are in a race against the clock to protect some remaining pieces from being paved. Conserved ...

Manatee County is using a conservation tax approved by voters in 2020 to buy and protect natural Florida landscapes from development. This collection of stories details the properties that have been ...

For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A. Straw, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center released 26 rehabilitated wild ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS12) — In a milestone for conservation efforts, SeaWorld Orlando rescued its 1,000th manatee. Since 1976, SeaWorld Orlando's dedicated rescue team has operated one of only three ...

Recent news articles and broadcasts have drawn on a 2024 University of South Florida study to claim that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida’s west coast in the 1950s. These ...

Manatees are large, slow‐moving aquatic mammals inhabiting coastal, estuarine and freshwater systems in the Americas and West Africa. Their conservation hinges on understanding habitat dynamics, ...

The milestone event at FPL's Eco-Discovery Center features live music, activities for kids, and educational exhibits during peak manatee viewing season on Feb. 7 RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Florida’s ...

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Manatee County leaders voted this week to expand a local nature preserve with the purchase of 13 acres of island property near the mouth of the Braden River. The $41,500 land buy will add a missing ...

Rescue teams from FWC and Eckerd College helped transport the calf to ZooTampa's manatee hospital, where he remains in ...