More than 20 rehabilitated manatees have been returned to Florida waters after years of care through the Manatee Rescue & ...

Two of the manatees were rescued from the Fort Myers-Bonita Springs area in 2024 and released Feb. 18. according to Save the Manatee Club.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) confirmed that cold stress caused the deaths of 25 manatees at Manatee Park. However, questions remain about potential contributing factors.

Christopher Columbus gets credit for the first written record of manatees in North America, ones he saw near the Dominican Republic in 1492. West Indian manatees, also called Florida manatees, are ...