It’s one thing to visit an aquarium and gaze in awe at a 1,000-pound manatee swimming just behind the glass. It’s another ...

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — To Vickie Hall, manatee season is about educating others on how to respectfully experience swimming with manatees and the importance of their conservation. Hall is the operations ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity warned the Trump administration today that it intends to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and so-called Department of Government ...

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Jeff Corwin, a biologist and conservationist who has hosted TV shows for nearly three decades, loves Florida’s manatees. In fact, sea cows were featured in the second episode of his very first series.

CRYSTAL RIVER, Florida (WFTS) — You don’t have to be a grown-up to help save Crystal River. Just ask Jocelyn Cates. “I’m just amazed that this is part of our community, and it feels really cool,” said ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

Hunters Cove in Crystal River is arguably one of the best spots to view manatees in the wild, especially in the colder months — and now a rare home with direct access to the freshwater spring lagoon ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Florida (WFTS) -- You don’t have to be a grown-up to help save Crystal River. Just ask Jocelyn Cates. “I’m just amazed that this is part of our community, and it feels really cool,” ...