Explore the top 20 manatee locations in Florida and get ready to meet these gentle giants! From Crystal River to Blue Spring ...

Manatees don’t read maps. Which might explain why one ended up in Mashpee, Massachusetts, hundreds of miles from its tropical ...

A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade and scientists want to ...

Activists argue human waste from sources including sewer sludge and septic tanks are contributing to algae growth with far-reaching effects.

Protecting manatees hits close to home for many in South Florida, and the efforts have been an ongoing legal battle between wildlife advocates and the state of Florida.

Like many endangered and threatened species across the nation, manatees’ fates are intimately tied to the health of key water bodies like the Indian River Lagoon.

At least 476 manatees have died statewide this year through early October, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission data. That compares to 800 deaths in all of 2022 and 1,100 ...

Florida manatees — the peaceful, lumbering marine mammals iconic to the Sunshine State — were dying in alarmingly high numbers. Many washed up emaciated, indicating they’d starved to death.