As manatee sightings and maybe numbers in NC increase, officials say people need to learn to observe but leave the docile, ...

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this rescue is the first time a manatee has been successfully rescued in ...

Recent research suggests that manatees might not be native to Florida, potentially having settled there only after European colonization. Previously thought to have been long-time residents, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — ZooTampa has surpassed its record for most manatees taken into the park's critical care center at 27 patients.

A new study suggests manatees weren’t permanent residents in the Sunshine State until around the 20th century, drawn in by a ...

Located near the confluence of the Solimões and Japurá rivers, Lake Amanã, which means “the path of the rain,” is known as ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Manatees, which are iconic fixtures of the Sunshine State, might not have always been permanent residents of ...

Manatees are a bit like the Sunshine State's transplants: they recently moved there, attracted by the warm weather and human ...

A manatee rescued from a canal in Greenville’s Tar River marks the first documented live manatee rescue in North Carolina, ...

The Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach is a must-visit destination for wildlife enthusiasts and families looking for a ...

New research suggests that while manatees are an indelible part of Florida’s seascape, they might also be relatively new ...

Over the course of his career, study co-author and University of South Florida anthropologist Thomas Pluckhahn realized that ...