Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.

The Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park on Okaloosa Island has opened a new habitat, Manatee Cove, to house two rescued manatees, Lil Joe and Inigo. The renovated habitat, a former dolphin exhibit ...

Manatee County is preparing to join several other Florida communities that have decided to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water supply since Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issue ...

A pair of endangered manatees were released into the Caribbean Sea in Puerto Rico after they were separated from their mother and nursed back to health. NBC News' George Solis reports.Jan. 29, 2025 ...

The Gulf Islands Ferry in Manatee County will no longer stop on the northern end of Anna Maria Island until the city of Anna Maria fixes a pier damaged last year by Hurricane Milton. The service ...

Annemiek1962 Getty Images/iStockphoto Manatee County officials are set to discuss the possibility of removing fluoride from the county’s drinking water Tuesday. Commissioner Amanda Ballard is ...

The hurricanes have put the future of Manatee County's bait and tackle shop, which has been in the community for decades, in jeopardy. Manatee County has taken control of the property. Many, including ...

Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening—and what scientists are doing to help. An invasive armored ...

Theresa Schretzmann-Myers called in from the Butler Chain of Lakes in Orange County. "I sent the day at Wekiva Springs State Park (in Apopka) looking at the manatees who were trying to stay warm in ...

The Manatee County Central Library is offering curbside service while the building is closed for repairs from hurricane damage. The library will reopen Monday, Feb. 3, officials say. Tiffany ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A man is dead, and another is injured after their SUV crashed into a tree in Manatee County early Monday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the SUV was stopped for ...