The city of Anna Maria has set an “aggressive” timeline to reopen its City Pier thanks to $1.25 million in funding from state ...

Manatee County is expediting $3M emergency repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam after an inspection found issues following a tough hurricane season.

Paddy Doyle was one of the oldest documented manatees, having first been spotted at Blue Spring in 1971 before it became a protected sanctuary.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County has unveiled a new program called WaterWise Manatee. Crews will eventually replace all 150,000 water meters in the county by the end of 2027.

Plans to increase impact fees to pay for infrastructure in Manatee County could draw legal challenge from the local building industry.

BARRA DO MAMANGUAPE — Brazil. It’s hard to imagine today, but manatees were once hunted and eaten. These gentle sea mammals were considered a delicacy in Brazil, with their meat consumed by ...

Deep in silence, as if under a spell, children watch intently as Bacuri, a young Amazonian manatee, glides around a small plastic pool. When he surfaces for air, some of them exchange wide smiles ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — An alarming report reveals manatee deaths are on the rise in Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Marine Mammal Pathobiology ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Brevard Zoo opened its new Manatee Rehabilitation Center and welcomed its first two patients. The center’s focus is to provide immediate care to stable, non-critical ...

There were approximately 200 manatee sightings last year in the Perdido Bay and Pensacola Bay watersheds.