FWC rescued a mother manatee and her calf on Wednesday at Orange Harbor Mobile Home Co-op in Fort Myers, the second consecutive day manatees were rescued at the location.

An injured manatee and her calf are recovering after authorities on a boat rescued them from the Orange River near Fort Myers ...

A staggering spike in manatee deaths in Lee County, possibly due to cold stress, with officials investigating if a recent FPL power plant shutdown played a role.

Members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office got their boots wet in an unusual rescue in South Florida on Wednesday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)have documented an additional 15 manatee deaths in Lee County since announcing the deaths of 25 manatees last week from a cold stress event.

City surveyors in Melbourne Beach, Florida, heard an unusual chirping under a road on Feb. 9 while doing routine work, and thought it could be coming from rats. Instead, they discovered a 7-foot-long ...

A Florida Power & Light plant sits on the Orange River, and for decades the plant has produced warm water conditions in that ...

An adult manatee trapped in a Melbourne Beach storm drain was rescued after crews dug through asphalt and dirt to reach it. The animal likely swam up the drain seeking warmth during a recent cold snap ...

WESH 2 had a crew at the scene when the manatee was lifted out of the storm drain.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As a winter storm brings cold temperatures to the Tampa Bay area and the state, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding the public that cold weather ...