Along with swimming with dolphins, many travelers heading to Florida are eager to get up-close and personal with manatees.

For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to revise the critical habitat designation for Florida manatees, which have been dying in record numbers because water pollution is killing a ...

In the wild, Florida’s manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. Now advocates worry about the potential peril that manatees may encounter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One rescued manatee was Mudonna, who gained more than 300 pounds during her time in rehab A Florida zoo achieved a significant ...

A young female manatee named Jameson made a triumphant return to the wild on Tuesday morning!

The property, part of which is off-limits to boaters and swimmers to protect the manatees, is co-owned by the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the city of Crystal River. It is managed ...

ZooTampa at Lowry Park announced that it had released 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025 ...