A pair of endangered manatees were released into the Caribbean Sea in Puerto Rico after they were separated from their mother ...

One of the threats to manatees is cold stress. Manatees need warmth to survive. They’re vulnerable when the water temperature drops below 68 degrees, between November to March. Their round ...

Recent news articles and broadcasts have claimed that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida’s west coast in the 1950s. These claims, based on limited anthropological records, ...

A surgeon in Austin, Texas, was in the operating room with a patient when a call came in from the patient’s insurance ...

We are delighted to celebrate the first birth of 2025 with the family,” said Ariane Botts, Director of the Family Birthplace at Manatee Memorial Hospital. “This joyous occasion signifies hope ...

Lil Joe, perhaps the most traveled and best known manatee ever, was bid farewell from Disney’s EPCOT on a shivery, drizzly night this past week. The event unfolded as an iconic tribute for an ...

Babies can be picky eaters. They might refuse to nurse, struggle to bottle-feed or get colicky.

Thousands of Manatee County property owners will soon receive letters that determine whether they will can repair their homes following hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton, or if they will need to ...

Dozens of new plays, musicals, concerts, art exhibits, dance pieces and more are being presented across the Sarasota area ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A manatee rescued in Pitt County last fall was freed Friday back into the ocean. Nicknamed Pamlico, the nine-foot manatee was rescued on Nov. 18, 2024, from a Tar River ...

We could say the same of the infuriating, baffling decision to deny Florida’s manatees increased protection. These creatures are in danger — and they deserve all the human help they can get ...