Come face-to-face with Florida’s most gentle giants! In this dive adventure, we explore the clear waters of Weeki Wachee ...

Brevard County is leading the state in manatee deaths in 2025. ORLANDO, Fla. - Brevard County is leading the state in manatee deaths in 2025, according to the FWC.

The now-extinct Steller’s sea cow, which was hunted to extinction by 1768, was the largest sirenian at up to 30 feet long and belonged to the same order as manatees, further cementing the “sea cow” ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Last year, dunes and protective vegetation along parts of Anna Maria Island were wiped away during hurricane season. Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch says during sea turtle ...

Manatee County has come up with a creative solution to remedy the absence of the protective dunes this year. Along about a half mile stretch starting around Cortez Beach, there are bales of hay ...

Stellar’s sea cow. Image by KKPCW, CC BY-SA 4.0 https: ... which also includes manatees. Despite their fish-like appearance, they are more closely related to elephants, sharing a common ancestor. ...

Scott Maxwell: In Florida, it's bad news for manatees and homeowners. The state is fighting a federal court order to stop allowing the water pollution that's killing sea cows in record numbers.

ADAK, Alaska (KTUU) - A lot of people visit Adak to see the crumbling military base, but it’s the wildlife, land, and sea in the tiny Aleutian community that are the real treat. The Alaska Maritime ...

An environmental group filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue over staffing concerns at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, established specifically to protect the sea cows.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, the whitish material is called “Syringodium filiforme,” a type of sea grass consumed by manatees and sea turtles, with a common name of ...