SARASOTA, Fla. — A proposal in Tallahassee could change the future of higher education in Sarasota. Lawmakers are considering transferring University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee to New College ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, officials said. US allies and rivals in ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, officials said. Drone pilots provided ...

All known manatee carcasses have now been recovered, according to FWC. The agency said necropsies were performed on some animals, and all carcasses have been disposed of. "Initial observations suggest ...

So this is the time of year in South Florida when we welcome the manatees, the sea cows. They seek the warm water close to the coast, especially in West Palm Beach at the Florida Power and Light plant ...

Over 20 rescued manatees were recently released back into Florida's warm-water refuges. Some of the rehabilitated manatees gained hundreds of pounds, with one group eating over 60,000 pounds of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Seven manatees rehabilitated at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium have been released back to the wild in Florida. The manatees, rehabilitated in conjunction with Manatee Rescue & ...

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 ...

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Crews are on scene removing multiple dead manatees from the waterways of Manatee Park. On Thursday, Lee County Parks and Recreation posted on its Facebook account delaying the ...

Three of the Cincinnati Zoo's former manatees were released back into Florida waters this week after months of rehabilitation.The zoo said Lilypad and Vora were released in Blue Spring, and Orchid was ...

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens will open its new Manatee River Habitat and VyStar SkyScape Entrance on March 6, 2026. A $3 million donation from J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver helped fund the new ...