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 ...

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

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 ...

When air temperatures drop, so do water temperatures. However, the naturally flowing spring waters stay a bit warmer compared to other aquatic habitats. Cold stress is a serious condition for ...

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 ...

But it isn't every day that you see 729 of them in one state park. Blue Spring State Park in Volusia County counted a record number of manatees on Jan. 17, during the state's recent cold snap.

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 ...