There were 150 manatees sighted last year in the Perdido Bay watershed and another 50 in the Pensacola Bay watershed The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program ask the public to be on the ...

Nearly 2,000 manatees died in the state in 2021 and 2022, a two-year record. Widespread water quality problems and seagrass ...

The 2024-25 Sarasota-Manatee High School Sports Awards, Presented by Sarasota Ford, are part of the USA TODAY High School ...

Amid an environmental threat to manatees in Florida, a federal district judge ruled the state violated the Endangered Species ...

Tropical storm Debby brought flooding that had never been seen in many parts of Manatee County. Hurricanes Helene and Milton ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A manatee mother and calf were rescued after they were found stranded in a canal earlier this month. Wildlife experts said the mother is very thin, but the calf appeared to be in ...

"These legacy pollutants caused the death of seagrasses — the manatee's natural forage — and the proliferation of harmful macroalgae. Legacy pollutants, as their name suggests, persist in the ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A pilot program in Manatee County that has helped emergency vehicles reach scenes quicker might be expanding, thanks to its success helping save lives. Donald McEachern ...

In recent weeks, officials in the City of Clearwater and Hillsborough County voted to keep fluoridating water, while ...

"This case is about holding power accountable and defending the right of future generations to live in a state where manatees still swim free." Mendoza ordered the Florida Department of ...