In a Facebook post, ZooTampa said that "long-term exposure to water temperatures below 68 degrees Fahrenheit can be detrimental to manatees." ...

The manatee was spotted near the USF St. Pete campus and is now in the care of Florida Fish and Wildlife staff.

A manatee is recovering at ZooTampa after he was rescued from cold waters near the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus on Wednesday.

Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

A manatee was pulled from the St. Pete harbor area on Wednesday after cold stress nearly cost him his life. He’s one of four manatees rescued recently as temperatures drop across the bay. Manatees are ...

Manatees are classified as threatened, though many environmentalists wish they would return to their former status of endangered. Fish and Wildlife reported 565 manatees dead in 2024. Three years ...

Are Florida’s iconic manatees endangered? The answer to that seems obvious: Of course they are. Over the past five years, ...

Which is why the TECO Manatee Viewing Center is so special ... When the bay gets too chilly for the manatees, which are susceptible to cold stress and hypothermia, they retreat to these waters ...

The manatee successfully rescued from a Tar River canal in Greenville, Pitt County, last fall is free again. The 9-foot ...