Florida's manatees faced near-record deaths for young sea cows in 2025, but also saw seagrass recovery, new legal protections, and scientific breakthroughs offering hope for the future.

One in four manatees found dead in Florida this year died within one year of birth, state data shows, making it the leading known category of death for sea cows so far in 2024. The 66 so-called ...

It was a touching moment for a group of Weeki Wachee residents who had the rare pleasure of witnessing a manatee being born in the wild. Neighbors cheered while landscape workers yelled, whistled and ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Scientists say a manatee that swims in waters near Sarasota has given birth to rare twins. The manatee, Tomo-Bella, who has been observed by marine biologists since 1993, was ...

Read full article: SeaWorld Orlando marks 1,000th manatee rescue Transitioning from long-term permanent manatee care to short-term critical, acute care TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Manatees in Florida are ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute released its final manatee mortality numbers for 2024. Last year, 565 of the sea cows were reported dead, with 100 in Brevard ...