National Manatee Appreciation Day was marked on Wednesday, celebrating the gentle giants that congregate off the Florida coast. The herbivores glide through coastal and riverine areas, feeding on ...

BARRA DO MAMANGUAPE — Brazil. It’s hard to imagine today, but manatees were once hunted and eaten. These gentle sea mammals were considered a delicacy in Brazil, with their meat consumed by local ...

Manatee "season" kicked off Nov. 15, a time when the gentle giants make their way south along our shores and canals to seek warmer waters, often in the overflow from the Florida Power & Light power ...

Manatees are huddling together at one of the hottest spots along Palm Beach County's coastline amid the latest cold snap, with temperatures plunging into the 40s on the night of Jan. 15. An ...

Throughout the world, climate change and human activity continue to devastate our most vulnerable populations. One species, currently listed as Threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, is ...

The recent cold weather spell in South Florida brought out a one-day record of 230 manatees, our snowbirds of the sea, warming up in the outflow waters of Florida Power & Light Co.’s Riviera Beach ...

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 appearance ...

With (seasonably) cold temperatures here to stay for the next few days in Central Florida, crowds of manatees are currently hunkering down in the warm waters of nearby Blue Springs State Park. That ...