In a heartening moment for Florida's wildlife community, a young manatee named "Churro" was released back into the wild at Blue Spring State Park.

The goal is to plant 12,000 sea oats to restore and fortify the protective dunes along AMI’s coastline, bolstering coastal ...

The only other Florida attraction nominated is the TECO Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, south of Tampa.

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Manatee County has come up with a creative solution to remedy the absence of the protective dunes this year. Along about a half mile stretch starting around Cortez Beach, there are bales of hay ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A manatee who has been rehabbing over a year at ZooTampa has a new home in the panhandle. Romeo was transferred to ZooTampa in December of 2023 for an urgent medical ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A manatee injured by boat propellers is back in the waters at Horton Park after a year of rehabilitation. Cape Coral Parks & Recreation helped with the release of the manatee ...

Holmes Beach Police Chief William Tokajer said, “One of my biggest mistakes was having my people stay here. We were stuck in this building for over 12 hours with water rising around us.” Chief Tokajer ...

Then, the county must hold two public workshops to discuss it. Manatee County commissioners held those workshops on May 7 and May 8. Finally, five of seven board members must approve the fee increase.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office says Oliver Fell, 28, had inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old student at Carlos E. Haile Middle School. Deputies say Fell sent an explicit photo to the boy ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is asking a federal appeals court to quickly halt a district judge’s ruling that would require a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the ...