A manatee has been rescued from a Florida couple's backyard canal. The 8-foot-long female manatee has been breached for more ...
APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — The water in front of the Big Bend Power Station is full of manatees right now amid the colder weather in the area. “I estimate pretty close to a thousand,” said Lauren Gomez, a ...
Manatee County deputies are now enforcing a curfew for teens under 17 — Sunday-Thursday, starting at 11 p.m., and Fridays and ...
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 ...
Christopher Columbus gets credit for the first written record of manatees in North America, ones he saw near the Dominican Republic in 1492. West Indian manatees, also called Florida manatees, are ...
FWC designated November as Manatee Awareness Month Boaters should be more careful and adhere to speed limits in manatee zones. Manatees seek warm water when the ocean temperature drops below 68 ...
Manatee "season" kicked off Nov. 15, a time when the gentle giants make their way south along our shores and canals to seek warmer waters, often in the overflow from the Florida Power & Light power ...
A manatee named "Barber" was rehabilitated and released by SeaWorld Orlando after being injured by a boat strike. SeaWorld Orlando has rescued over 1,000 manatees since 1976. Recent cold weather ...
You can call them the snowbirds of the sea. Manatee "season" kicks off Nov. 15 as the gentle giants make their way along our shores and canals and (hopefully) stop by Florida Power & Light Co.’s ...
The Cincinnati Zoo is continuing to help rehabilitate orphaned manatees, welcoming their new residents to its Manatee Springs.Three male manatees, Slushie, Alfred and Hundo, arrived at the zoo and ...
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