Their fate will be decided by an industry group known as the Species Survival Plan that adheres to the guidelines of the ...

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

On Florida’s Treasure Coast, the adventure is less about finding a chest of gold than the treasure that is Florida’s natural ...

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

MANATEES RELEASED  According to the nonprofit zoo, the number of manatees released in 2025 is the highest in ZooTampa's ...

ZooTampa at Lowry Park released a record 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025. Its David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center has cared for over 615 manatees ...

It was a banner year for manatee conservation at ZooTampa at Lowry Park. The institution confirmed this week that it ...

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

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

Lee County leads Florida in manatee deaths from boat strikes in 2025, with 14 recorded incidents. Statewide, manatee deaths from boat collisions are above the five-year average, totaling 97 for the ...

The Florida governor's budget proposes shutting down the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus. The proposal aims to give New College of Florida access to USFSM's facilities and land. Opponents argue the campus ...