MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — South Florida’s diverse marine life isn’t just an economic driver through tourism, it’s also a part of who we are. Coral, sea turtles, manatees and even whales all play a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pollution from human waste is putting pressure on Jacksonville’s waterways and threatening the survival of manatees across the ...

Conservation groups reportedly fear for the future of animals such as the Florida manatee, which could be negatively affected by changes to the act.

The state of Florida is in violation of the Endangered Species Act and must develop a plan for addressing the pollution that led in recent years to an unprecedented die-off of manatees, a federal ...

A manatee glides along the spring run to the St. Johns River at Blue Springs State Park. Marjie Lambert mlambert@miamiherald.com Slightly more manatees died this year in Florida than in previous years ...

In the wild, Florida’s manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. Now advocates worry about the potential peril that manatees may encounter ...

An extraordinary predator encounter became the latest sign of how perilous survival can be for Florida's gentle giants.

Florida's manatees are heading towards a gap in the safety net that has shielded America's most vulnerable wildlife for half a century. The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Friday 17 July it ...

Make way for the manatee. A surprise sea cow sighting put the brakes on a $64 million Gulf Coast construction project, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Transportation. ALSO ...

ZooTampa’s rare manatee birth comes with a conservation story. Beatrix is the zoo’s first manatee calf in more than a decade.