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

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 ...

Adam Johnson, the Jan. 6 “Podium Guy,” files to run for Manatee County, Florida, commissioner seat five years after the ...

The Bishop Animal Shelter unveiled its expanded shelter with new pet amenities and increased security measures aimed at ...

Nationwide nonprofit Trust for Public Lands is exploring the county's financial options to make additional land purchases.

Thanks to its warmer temperature, this gorgeous swimmable spring transforms into a haven for endangered manatees every winter ...

HAVE YOU SEEN HER? A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for a Manatee County teen last seen on Saturday.

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (WWSB) - A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for 14-year-old Jordan Tobey. She was last seen in ...

You may have seen a lot of smoke in the Palmetto area on Friday morning as Manatee County conducted a prescribed burn at ...

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

BRADENTON, Fla. ( WWSB) - The race for the District 6 at-large seat on the Manatee County Commission is getting attention ...