Over the past two years, Manatee County has purchased approximately 309 acres of environmentally valuable land to conserve in ...

Manatee Lagoon celebrates 10 years with free ManateeFest Feb. 7. Family activities, live music, and conservation education ...

As Florida’s wilderness shrinks by the day, conservationists around the state, including in Manatee County, are in a race against the clock to protect some remaining pieces from being paved. Conserved ...

For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A. Straw, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center released 26 rehabilitated wild ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Manatee County leaders voted this week to expand a local nature preserve with the purchase of 13 acres of island property near the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing boat speed changes in manatee zones along the Indian River ...

On Wednesday, SeaWorld staff, volunteers and FWC officers delivered Stipes and her calf, a male that SeaWorld biologists ...

On Jan. 28, Dolphin Research Center’s manatee rescue team, in partnership with SeaWorld Orlando and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, successfully released a rehabilitated mother ...

Read full article: Volusia County looks to allow horseback riding on beaches ORANGE CITY, Fla. – Conservationists and wildlife partners came together for the release of Churro, a 700 pound ...

MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Manatee with fishing lure in mouth rescued on Earth Day, giving a sad reminder to keep our waterways clean. The manatee was rescued on April 22, the Florida Fish and ...

Manatee County leaders voted this week to expand a local nature preserve with the purchase of 13 acres of island property near the mouth of the Braden River. The $41,500 land buy will add a missing ...