For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A.

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

ZooTampa at Lowry Park released 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025, marking a significant milestone ...

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

The cold weather across Central Florida this week brought hundreds of manatees to Blue Spring State Park in Volusia County.

By Victor Block Crystal River, Florida, a village perched on the state's west coast, has a human population of about 3,400 ...

The manatees gathered to avoid the drop in temperatures in Florida. The post Hundreds of manatees huddle together to keep ...

ZooTampa at Lowry Park announced that it had released 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025, marking the ...

Hundreds of manatees were seen huddling together in Crystal River to stay warm during the cold snap passing through ...

These graceful marine mammals are a Florida icon, but nevertheless vulnerable to being struck by boats, and displacement from ...

Sunshine State? 697 manatees flocked to Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2026, ...

This week's cold front has brought a group of manatees to the warm water which surrounds Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach.