Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

Less than an hour’s drive from Tampa is a gushing first-magnitude freshwater spring with water so clear it’s like liquid ...

HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating the deaths of nine ...

Amid raging brush fires in the Florida Keys, wildlife rescuers raced against time to save an injured manatee found in the ...

The manatees at the refuge need the warm water of the springs in order to survive the cold winter. The Crystal River area, which is about 80 miles north of Tampa, is the only area in Florida where ...