Manatees have been protected in Florida since the late 1800s and were among 70 animals added to the nation's first endangered species list in 1967.

As manatee mating season ramps up during the summer, the Pinellas Sheriff's Office in Florida is sharing how to identify a manatee mating herd and warning beachgoers to avoid the groups of animals.

Manatees popped up at a boat marina in Murrells Inlet, SC. The marina manager said it is not the first time boaters spotted ...

A pair of aging manatees named Romeo and Juliet are set to be released from the Florida aquarium where they’ve lived since 1956, often in inadequate conditions. The effort to free them followed ...

Florida is packed full of unfortunate tourist traps, but this particular one should be replaced with a visit to a much better ...

“Manatees are literally that sentinel species,” says Patrick Rose, executive director of the Save the Manatee Club, a 40-year-old nonprofit co-founded by Jimmy Buffett.

At least 841 manatees have died between January 1 and July 2, surpassing the previous record of 830 total manatee deaths in 2013, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC ...

During 2021 an unprecedented 937 manatees have died in Florida, more than double the five-year annual average only nine months into the year. The staggering loss represents 10% of the animal’s ...

Laws to safeguard manatees date back to the British occupation of East Florida in the 18 th century, making them some of the oldest wildlife protection laws in North America. But by the mid-1900s ...

But Florida’s manatees, already threatened with extinction, have suffered catastrophic losses over the last year. Statewide, more than 1,000 have died in 2021, a record.

Manatees range in size from 8 to 13 feet (2.4 to 4 meters) and can weigh 440 to 1,300 lbs. (200 to 590 kilograms). They have large, strong tails that power their swimming.

Manatees popped up at a boat marina in Murrells Inlet, SC. The marina manager said it is not the first time boaters spotted ...