Quick Take ZooTampa released a total of 26 rehabilitated manatees in 2025. Boat strikes and loss of seagrass, a primary food ...
Manatees are the slow, lumbering, gentle giants of the aquatic ecosystem. Every November, the West Indian manatee, native to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, makes its way to Florida’s warmer ...
Clockwise from top left: George Kruse, Carol Ann Felts, Robert McCann, Scott Farrington and Tal Siddique came out winners in Manatee County’s primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Tiffany Tompkins ...
Manatee County alerts motorists about new traffic patterns due to ongoing road construction and emphasizes the importance of ...
Historical records highlight how shellfish once lined vast acres of the Manatee River that flows between Bradenton and Palmetto into the Gulf of Mexico and Lower Tampa Bay. Today, several local ...
Every year, the “Manatee Capital of the World” erupts in celebration for a weekend-long festival. Yet even as thousands gathered this year to celebrate the manatee, the species struggles to overcome ...
ORLANDO, Fla.—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week proposed expanding habitat protections for ailing manatees, which in Florida have suffered in recent years through extraordinary habitat ...
Manatee County is joining a class-action lawsuit against the state of Florida over Senate Bill 180. Critics argue the law, intended for hurricane recovery, is being used by developers to bypass local ...
A state necropsy report said the manatee’s probable cause of death was “human related.” Shantay, a female 1,000-pound manatee, is seen floating at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park ...
BELMAR ‑ A manatee that has been sighted in the Shark River this weekend could be the same one that marine experts have been keeping tabs on since July when it was first spotted off of Cape Cod. Jay ...
Manatee County commissioners discussed increasing impact fees, a move likely to face legal challenges from the building industry. The proposed increase aims to address infrastructure needs but ...
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