Bacuri, a rescued manatee, breathes while swimming in a pool at the Emilio Goeldi Museum's scientific station in the Caxiuana National Forest in Para state, Brazil, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

MARATHON, Fla. (WFLA)— A Manatee was rescued in the Florida Keys after being found with a fishing line wrapped around her flipper, cutting deep into her skin. The Manatee and her calf were ...

Dolphin Research Center The manatee, known as "Cooley," was found "suffering from a severe entanglement caused by fishing line wrapped tightly around her pectoral flipper," the DRC said.

One of the many visitors to the Lowcountry’s waterways is the Florida manatee. Here’s where to look and how to spot them.

After a video showing a manatee alone in a Miami Seaquarium tank went viral, public pressure mounted to relocate the gentle giant. Now officials say three manatees are being relocated from the ...

The recently released manatees arrived at a SeaWorld Orlando rescue center in May 2022 after rescuers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and SeaWorld found Reckless, a ...

Zoo Tampa, already the largest non-profit manatee critical care center in the country, expanded even further with the opening ...

Manatees are protected by the Marine Mammal Act of 1973 and Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978. It is illegal to feed, harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, or annoy manatees.

Staff at Dolphin Research Center rescues manatee family after one of them was injured by fishing line in Marathon By Kevin Boulandier July 1, 2025 Share ...