Manatees remain among the most charismatic 'canaries' in Indian River Lagoon's ecological ‘coal mine.’ In 2025, they kept singing underwater warnings.

An aggregation of sea cows are in the warm water that surrounds Manatee Lagoon, an educational center which sits near a ...

BARRA DO MAMANGUAPE — Brazil. It’s hard to imagine today, but manatees were once hunted and eaten. These gentle sea mammals were considered a delicacy in Brazil, with their meat consumed by local ...

As recent cold fronts drop the temperatures in Central Florida, hundreds of manatees are seeking warmer waters.

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

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — Summertime is here and that brings a host of wildlife to our Gulf Coast, including manatees. These serene creatures play a vital role in our ecosystem, so it’s important ...

What began in the 1980s as a local “welcome back” celebration for the area’s favorite underwater winter residents has grown ...

You can call them the snowbirds of the water. Manatee "season" kicks off Saturday, Nov. 12 as the gentle giants make their way along our shores and canals and (hopefully) stop by Florida Power & Light ...

Make way for the manatee. A surprise sea cow sighting put the brakes on a $64 million Gulf Coast construction project, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Transportation. ALSO ...

A manatee was one of the latest in a long line of rare marine animals to turn heads along the Texas coast last month, and — in this case — hold up a $64 million state construction project. One of the ...