ZooTampa released a total of 26 rehabilitated manatees in 2025. Boat strikes and loss of seagrass, a primary food source, are two significant factors that cause manatee sickness and injury. The Zoo is ...

South Carolina waters are filled with wildlife, but one gentle giant has been drawing more attention than usual this year. The Florida manatee. Kelly Lambert, South Carolina Department of Natural ...

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 ...

Manatee deaths in 2025 are on track to be higher than in the previous two years, with 525 recorded as of late August. An increase in perinatal deaths is a major factor, though it also suggests more ...

JUPITER, FL - JUNE 21: Miami Seaquarium rescue workers prepare to release a manatee into the Loxahatchee River at the Jonathan Dickinson State Park boat ramp on June 21, 2016 in Jupiter, Florida. The ...

Manatee County commissioners approved a $3.57 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The budget includes a minor millage rate cut, reducing the rate from last year. Commissioners also approved a ...

For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A. Straw, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center released 26 rehabilitated wild ...