Conservation projects can be tough, often in extreme conditions, against all odds, and even with species right on the brink ...

Blue Spring State Park is known as a wintertime haven for manatees and a summertime oasis for visitors who seek out its azure-blue waters to swim and cool down. While the park’s boardwalk ...

Blue Spring has been a major home for the gentle giants during the wintertime in Florida since becoming a protected state park in 1972, This is because manatees need consistently warm water ...

Legend has it that centuries ago, manatees used to be mistaken for mermaids, so a sight last week at one Florida state park would have put ancient sailors in shock. Blue Spring State Park is home ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Following several days of cold weather, officials at Blue Spring State Park say they recorded the highest manatee count ever on Tuesday, with 729 manatees in the Blue ...

According to Blue Spring State Park and Save the Manatee Club, a record 729 manatees were counted Tuesday, eight more than the record of 721 set Jan. 29, 2022. "We are extremely happy that a ...

A record number of manatees was counted at Central Florida's Blue Spring State Park on Sunday, the first day this year that temperatures in the area dropped below 40 degrees. In winter ...

the nonprofit has manatee livestreams at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park and Blue Spring State Park — the latter of which is home to adopted manatees with names like Paddy ...

Blue Spring State Park offers "Firefly Nights" viewings, with tickets available online for $14 per person. Some Floridians never see a firefly in their home state, but others are a little luckier.