BRADENTON, Fla. — A Manatee County Schools security measure has expanded this school year. One year after introducing weapons detection technology at its high schools, all middle schools are now ...
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...
Your chances are high during manatee season (November 15 to March 31), but keep in mind the manatees are wild (not captive) ...
These gentle giants forage in shallow waters, primarily along the coast of Florida, and often have fatal encounters with boats. What can be done to help them? By Johnny Diaz Reporting from Miami In ...
A juvenile manatee named "Melby" was released after being rescued in February from a Melbourne Beach storm drain. The manatee recovered at SeaWorld in Orlando from being underweight and having ...
ORLANDO, FLA. (WSVN) - A manatee that was found in a Melbourne Beach storm drain was released into the wild. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released images showing Melby the ...
Along the warm waters of Mexico’s Caribbean coast lives a creature so gentle that sailors once mistook it for a mermaid. Slow-moving, peaceful and curious, manatees have glided through rivers and ...
It was all hands on deck — and flippers — when a nearly 10-foot mama manatee needed a lifeline in Southwest Florida. After a 1,042-pound manatee was seen fighting for her life in Cape Coral waters on ...
The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens debuts new manatee habitat and critical-care facility March 6, 2026. The habitat's primary purpose is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured or ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens cut the ribbon Friday on its new J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Manatee River Habitat and VyStar Sky Scape entrance. The habitat will ...
VENICE, Fla. — Marine life experts and law enforcement marine units helped rescue a manatee in distress that was found in the area of Hatchett Creek. The Venice Police Department said that over the ...
The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens will open its new Manatee River Habitat and VyStar SkyScape Entrance on March 6, 2026. A $3 million donation from J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver helped fund the new ...