More than 600 manatees were found dead in Florida in 2025, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

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

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

Lee County leads Florida in manatee deaths from boat strikes in 2025, with 14 recorded incidents. Statewide, manatee deaths ...

Citrus County has recorded its highest number of manatee deaths in a single year since state officials began tracking the ...

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 ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - New data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission show that as of Nov. 7, 587 manatee deaths have been documented in Florida this year. Deaths this year have ...

FWC found Lee County to be among the highest counties for manatee deaths in the state for 2025. Fox 4's Bella Line spoke with ...

Manatees have starved to death by the hundreds along Florida’s east coast because algae blooms and contaminants are killing the seagrass the beloved sea mammals eat, a wildlife official told a House ...

Quick Take ZooTampa released a total of 26 rehabilitated manatees in 2025. Boat strikes and loss of seagrass, a primary food ...

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 ...