A manatee was spotted in a Pompano Beach waterway with a bike tire stuck around its torso on Dec. 27, but it swam away before Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists could ...

and Save the Manatee Club. Calliope had a fishing lure lodged in her mouth. FWC said the team safely removed the lure, completed a health assessment, and equipped her with new tracking gear ...

equipped her with new tracking gear (including a breakaway satellite tag), and she was released!” FWC officials wrote. It was discovered this particular manatee has spent most of her life being ...

The team safely removed the lure, completed a health assessment and equipped the manatee with new tracking gear, including a satellite tag. (Credit: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute ...

Manatee County authorities declared a local state of emergency on Tuesday in preparation for Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday. The tropical storm, which ...

A NEARLY 900 POUND MANATEE INJURED BY A BOAT ON THE TREASURE COAST IS RELEASED AFTER MONTHS OF REHABILITATION. WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY THE SEA COW, NAMED COCOA BEAN, IS VERY LUCKY. ANGELA ROZIER ...

With November being Manatee Awareness Month, officials are using this announcement to highlight the ongoing need to help sick, injured and orphaned sea cows. “We have already released 12 ...