The last manatee spotted off the Cape, an 800-pound pregnant female named Washburn, was rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium.

Gentle and majestic, manatees are silently slipping toward extinction due to habitat loss, pollution, and dwindling food ...

Saying the case has “significant implications for home construction and the economy,” home builders and the septic-system ...

“The preservation of the 1887 Union Congregation Church enriches our community,” Manatee County Clerk & Comptroller’s Historical Resources Department Director Phaedra Dolan said. The clerk's office is ...

S ARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) - A new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has raised concerns about the number of manatees dying around the state. The FWC wrapped up a ...

A proposed overhaul of the Marine Mammal Protection Act is aimed at bringing "objectivity and clarity" to terms defined in ...

Save the Manatee Club’s Manatee Specialist, Wayne Hartley, remembers him as one of the first 18 manatees studied when genealogical research began there in 1980. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< ...

Singer Jimmy Buffett and three state legislators Monday were given the first issues of a license plate designed to help endangered manatees. The tags, which say "Save the manatee" and have a ...

"It's very clear that it's due to starvation. The principal food of manatees is seagrass." Last year, more than 1,000 manatees died along Florida's waters - a record-breaking number.

CENTRAL FLORIDA, USA — A federal judge has ordered a temporary halt on new septic tank permits to prevent toxic waste from spilling into the northern Indian River Lagoon, aiming to protect the ...