Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park introduces Manatee Cove, featuring rescued manatees Lil Joe and Inigo. Here's what we know: ...

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature announced that on Tuesday, Jan. 28, three male manatees were released back to the ...

By Rohan Chakravarty Confirming a previously hypothesised role of the Amazonian manatee as a gardener of the forests, biologist Michelle Guterres’ study adds another cap to the already impressive ...

Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

"I think that was a big mistake," said Pat Rose, executive director of Save the Manatee Club. That decision and Monday's proposal did not sufficiently take into account long-term risks to habitat ...

But there is hope, says Thymann, and documenting this dense habitat of underwater caves may be the first step in protecting the manatees that live there. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your ...

He and Inigo reunited in the Gulfarium’s manatee habitat as Disney clinical veterinarian Jen Flower watched. “Oh, buddy, you’re here,” Flower said, imagining their mood. “I think they ...

The nearby tidal walk shows an idea of manatee habitat. “So we’ve got red mangroves, white mangroves and black mangroves,” said Gomez. It also reveals the other animals that inhabit it like ...

The federal agency said seagrasses in the Indian River Lagoon are rebounding, and that gains in the Florida manatee’s population and habitat meant it did not fit the definition of endangered.

Manatees are classified as threatened, though many environmentalists wish they would return to their former status of endangered. Fish and Wildlife reported 565 manatees dead in 2024. Three years ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided not to reclassify Florida manatees as endangered, despite ongoing high mortality rates caused by starvation, boat strikes and habitat loss.