As Florida’s wilderness shrinks by the day, conservationists around the state, including in Manatee County, are in a race against the clock to protect some remaining pieces from being paved. Conserved ...

On Wednesday, SeaWorld staff, volunteers and FWC officers delivered Stipes and her calf, a male that SeaWorld biologists ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing boat speed changes in manatee zones along the Indian River ...

For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A. Straw, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center released 26 rehabilitated wild ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote Feb. 5 on the proposed changes, which incorporate these categories: idle (2-5 mph), slow (5-7 mph), prohibited, and no entry even for ...

Manatee County is using a conservation tax approved by voters in 2020 to buy and protect natural Florida landscapes from development. This collection of stories details the properties that have been ...

Manatee County leaders have voted to buy two new pieces of land with the county’s voter-backed conservation fund. A purchase of several acres of forest land at the edge of Rye Preserve, a nature ...

WAKULLA COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - Authorities found the body of a manatee over the weekend in the Wakulla River, per the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Officials with FWC found ...

ZooTampa released a total of 26 rehabilitated manatees in 2025. Boat strikes and loss of seagrass, a primary food source, are two significant factors that cause manatee sickness and injury. The Zoo is ...