The topic is on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting. If commissioners vote to follow the guidance of Florida's surgeon general, ...

The changes in protection zones would ensure speed zones are consistent with the changes seen in a manatee distribution ...

A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it does not intend to make significant changes to the threatened status of the manatee species in Florida despite a notable increase in deaths ...

On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule that would keep the Florida manatee at threatened and ...

(AP) — A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State’s manatee population ...

The state's manatee population has been moving toward the Apollo Beach waters as dropping coastal temperatures have hit the Tampa Bay area. Manatees have been attracted to warm-water discharges ...