Unlike manatees, their close relatives, dugongs are more strictly marine, preferring waters a few metres deep. They are found ...

A federal judge ordered a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon, including ...

A federal judge sentenced Victor Lamar, 30, Sarasota to 10 years in prison for drug and firearm offenses after prosecutors said he fled from Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies in a multi ...

He once surfed in the wake of a large alligator. He witnessed a fight between an alligator and a manatee. And in the spring during alligator mating season, they roar in his direction. He sees ...

FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon explains the new Manatee County program aimed at giving residents a voice when it comes to strengthening infrastructure after recent hurricanes. Trump reportedly fires ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned earlier this year after employees left her unattended and she became trapped ...

It’s all part of a discipline and a mindset that have nurtured Lopez’s success as a student and as a student government leader at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee — and a clear vision ...

Shark cam captures ‘epic’ encounter with 10-foot great white in Florida A few minutes later, a manatee drifts a little too close and finds himself similarly surrounded by the school.

This wide-ranging family includes cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses), otters and polar bears. Of the 90 species of ...

Dugongs (Dugong dugon) are serene, slow-moving marine mammals known for their peaceful presence in warm coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to northern Australia. Closely related to ...