The wild-born West Indian manatee has lived in human care since 1957 and far outlived the species’ typical 30–40 year lifespan ...

The manatees are part of a group of 20 released by the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership.

Florida's manatees faced near-record deaths for young sea cows in 2025, but also saw seagrass recovery, new legal protections ...

Multiple fire rescue units and officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the University of ...

ATLANTA (WRBL) — After eight months of rehabilitation at the Georgia Aquarium, Lorenzo the manatee has been released back into Florida waters. According to Georgia Aquarium officials, in June 2025, ...

Crews had to break through concrete and dig through several feet of soil to reach baffle box," the structure where he had become trapped ...

Three of the Cincinnati Zoo's former manatees were released back into Florida waters this week after months of rehabilitation.

The Jacksonville Zoo's new J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Manatee River Habitat and VyStar SkyScape Entrance will open March 6, 2026.

Brevard County rescue workers along with Florida Fish and Wildlife workers, came together to pull a trapped manatee from ...

Step inside Florida’s underwater observatory where manatees glide past your window and wildlife surrounds you in one of the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission teamed up with multiple agencies to rescue a manatee found stuck inside a storm drain.