Manatee County deputies are now enforcing a curfew for teens under 17 — Sunday-Thursday, starting at 11 p.m., and Fridays and ...

Christopher Columbus gets credit for the first written record of manatees in North America, ones he saw near the Dominican Republic in 1492. West Indian manatees, also called Florida manatees, are ...

You can call them the snowbirds of the sea. Manatee "season" kicks off Nov. 15 as the gentle giants make their way along our shores and canals and (hopefully) stop by Florida Power & Light Co.’s ...

The Cincinnati Zoo is continuing to help rehabilitate orphaned manatees, welcoming their new residents to its Manatee Springs.Three male manatees, Slushie, Alfred and Hundo, arrived at the zoo and ...

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The Soar Lab can be compared to a children's museum with additional activities to help students prepare for Pre-K and Kindergarten. The lab is free to all children from newborn to 4 years old.

Wyland poses with his new additions to Whaling Wall #87: a mom and baby manatee, flanked by mangrove roots. The creator of one of Marathon’s most beloved murals gave a thank-you to the Middle Keys ...

Mama and baby manatee on Wakulla River. Commissioners at the regular meeting on August 26th denied a proposal to effectively designate the entire Mud River and Weeki Wachee Gardens area as a Manatee ...

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Federal lawmakers want to overhaul the Marine Mammal Protection Act, with changes aimed at bringing "objectivity and clarity" to terms they argue are vaguely defined in the current law. Since the MMPA ...

So far in 2025, 477 manatees have died in Florida: more than in either 2024 or 2023, according to state data. Federal lawmakers want to overhaul the Marine Mammal Protection Act, with changes aimed at ...

Thanks to expert on-site veterinary care, a mother manatee and her calf were successfully rescued and released on the same day in Marathon after the mother was found with fishing line cutting into her ...