Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as "cold stress." ...

Are Florida’s iconic manatees endangered? The answer to that seems obvious: Of course they are. Over the past five years, ...

It's been a rough, cold week for manatees in Florida, but the mammals soon will have more help if they're in trouble. I was ...

Manatees are slow-moving, seagrass-eating marine mammals. Florida manatees spend up to eight hours a day grazing on seagrasses and other marine or freshwater vegetation, consuming up to 10% of ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population ...

Kasetsart University's marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat has called for Thai people to preserve dugongs, saying that the population of the mammals has been dropping every year due to a decline ...

“Manatees are such a special species that we have in our waters here in Florida, because they are a sentinel species, which means that they’re an indicator for any water problems that we may ...

“These invasive species were able to support larger manatee populations. I think those two factors coming together as Florida becomes more and more populated and more industrialized led to this ...

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They're hosting a family-friendly ManateeFest on Feb. 1. "Manatees are such a special species that we have in our waters here in Florida, because they are a sentinel species, which means that they ...