LIFE CYCLE: Manatees may live to be 60 years or older. FEEDING: Manatees graze on sea grass and other vegetation. They need to eat between 20 to 66 pounds of grasses and plant leaves daily. THREATS: ...

Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard. Many deaths were linked to starvation. The state had 800 manatee deaths in 2022, before the number ...

Pointing to ongoing threats to manatees, a U.S. district judge Friday said the state of Florida has violated the ... a long enough time for nutrients to cycle out of the system to allow seagrasses ...