Manatees remain among the most charismatic 'canaries' in Indian River Lagoon's ecological ‘coal mine.’ In 2025, they kept ...

November marks the start of Manatee Awareness Month, a critical time when Florida's iconic marine mammals begin their seasonal journey to warmer waters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Florida’s manatee mortality count surpassed 600 deaths in 2025, with Brevard County recording the most deaths, according to ...

A state necropsy report said the manatee’s probable cause of death was “human related.” Shantay, a female 1,000-pound manatee, is seen floating at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park ...

The cold snap that has chilled South Florida for the past few days has sent manatees scrambling for the warmer waters in ...

A manatee glides along the spring run to the St. Johns River at Blue Springs State Park. Marjie Lambert [email protected] Slightly more manatees died this year in Florida than in previous years ...

As red tide counts fall in Southwest Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife suspects the toxic algae killed a manatee and a dolphin earlier this month. The 9-foot male manatee carcass was collected Feb. 7 ...

Slightly more manatees died this year in Florida than in previous years, although the number was not as high as that in 2021 and 2022, when a record die-off prompted widespread alarm. A total of 587 ...