If you ever wanted to see manatees in the wild, kayak in crystal-clear waters, and mingle with the locals, head to this ...

Get all the details you need to swim with manatees in Crystal River, Florida! It's a true budget-friendly bucket list ...

Three Sisters Springs is an important 1.5 acre manatee wintering area within the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge on Florida’s Gulf coast, about 50 miles north of Tampa. The Florida manatee ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has been officially designated as a secondary care rehabilitation facility ...

Mote, seeking a larger role in manatee rehabilitation, awaits decision on $5 million to build new center for up to 12 manatees ...

Contamination fuels algae blooms and wreaks havoc. Our investigation pinpointed alarming chemical levels in nearly 1 in 4 ...

RIDES, slides and fairytale castles may be Central Florida’s most famous draws, but in Crystal River on the dazzling Gulf Coast, the best attractions can be found in the great outdoors.   This ...

Florida’s Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge ... Developers wanted to build houses and hotels near the pristine springs where manatees congregate every winter. Wildlife biologists said ...

Jeff Corwin, a biologist and conservationist who has hosted TV shows for nearly three decades, loves Florida’s ... and researchers for a manatee health survey in Crystal River.