Nearly two dozen people helped with the rescue mission for a mama manatee and her baby. The mother sea cow was hit by a propeller over 20 times.

Florida's manatees faced near-record deaths for young sea cows in 2025, but also saw seagrass recovery, new legal protections, and scientific breakthroughs offering hope for the future.

Visitors who want an up-close look at the manatees being cared for at the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens won’t have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's often called a manatee migration, but Florida's cows aren't leaving state waters in search of some secluded island in the ...

Frigid weather killed 35 Florida manatees, nearly triple the average, raising concerns about the species' future.

MIAMI — Juliet the manatee, one of three sea cows that were rescued from the Miami Seaquarium late last year due to poor living conditions, has died early Sunday morning, CBS News Miami has learned.

Last week wildlife officials from Florida and North Carolina descended on the Tar River near Greenville to rescue an animal that isn't supposed to be in the Tar Heel State − well, at least in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. November marks the 45th year for Manatee Awareness Month, a special time to recognize and honor Florida’s sea cows that was ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s one thing to visit an aquarium and gaze in awe at a 1,000-pound manatee swimming just behind the glass. It’s another thing to share the same water with Florida’s sea cows, ...

Smithsonian researchers and collaborators at Qatar museums describe a sea cow bonebed in Qatar that is among the richest deposits of marine mammal fossils in the world Salwasiren was a miniature ...

It's often called a manatee migration, but Florida's cows aren't leaving state waters in search of some secluded island in the warm waters of the Caribbean. Instead, they're headed upstream and into ...

November marks the 45th year for Manatee Awareness Month, a special time to recognize and honor Florida’s sea cows that was designated by former Florida Gov. Bob Graham in 1979. This month also marks ...