An environmental group Friday filed a formal notice that is a step toward suing the federal government over protecting ...

The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1983 to protect the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West ...

However, the truth is that we would have encountered more manatees visiting the weekend prior when highs were in the low 50s.

Manatees are iconic and beloved Florida creatures ... were being spotted throughout much of the state, even becoming a tourist attraction at Everglades National Park. Based on these findings ...

Central Florida Explorer Patrick Connolly experiences Crystal River’s biggest tourist draw, swimming with manatees. (Courtesy Fun 2 Dive) While manatees have no natural predators, they face ...

A key part of U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza’s injunction calls for the state to seek what is known as an “incidental ...

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biology ... For one thing, the local economy is dependent on tourism related to manatees. But more than this, Jason’s found that visiting the ...

TALLAHASSEE - Florida posted a record third-quarter tourism total this year ... from Pinellas, Sarasota, and Manatee to the more-rural Taylor, Dixie, and Levy.

An environmental group Friday filed a formal notice that is a step toward suing the federal government over protecting ...

Manatees are iconic and beloved Florida creatures ... were being spotted throughout much of the state, even becoming a tourist attraction at Everglades National Park. Based on these findings ...