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

Lil Joe, perhaps the most traveled and best known manatee ever, was bid farewell from Disney’s EPCOT on a shivery, drizzly ...

Florida manatees used to be classified as endangered species, which can get more protection. But, in 2017 they were ...

Federal officials propose keeping Florida manatees listed as 'threatened' and boost a subspecies of sea cows in the Caribbean ...

Nearly 2,000 Florida manatees died in 2021 and 2022. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the sea cows’ plight does not ...

Why herds of manatees are huddling in water near America's power plants - A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. in a ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it does not intend to make significant changes to the threatened status of the manatee species in Florida despite a notable increase in deaths ...

The proposed rule would keep the Florida manatee as a threatened species, continuing its status since being delisted as ...

Florida manatees for decades were considered endangered species, which can receive more protections than threatened species.

According to an Associated Press report, the manatees are amassing around Florida Power & Light Company’s plant in Riviera ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied endangered status for the Florida manatee and proposed ...