Also known as “sea cows,” manatees are the largest ocean herbivore. 4. The elephant is the closest living relative to manatees. Manatees evolved from the same land animals as elephants over 50 million ...

A large red tide that bloomed after hurricanes Helene and Milton remains miles offshore from Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Nolia, Waffles, and Amethyst were flown more than 1,000 miles from Ohio to prepare for release back into the ocean. On Oct. 6 and 7th, the three manatees were placed alongside two others in custom ...

The Caribbean US territory of Puerto Rico, likened to a "floating island of garbage" at a Republican rally in New York, on ...

The Sunshine State has started a $9.5 million reconstruction project for SeaPort Manatee after it was seriously damaged by Hurricane Milton.

The organism that causes red tide was detected in 49 samples along the coast of Southwest Florida. But bloom-level ...

Manatee County has ordered evacuation for everyone ... and move off the east coast of Florida over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday," the hurricane center's forecast update said.

The manatees were rescued by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Manatee Rescue & ...

And it is very likely that some of Florida’s beloved manatees have been stranded or ... can occasionally land on the surface of the ocean, but when there’s a hurricane they do not do well.” ...

This is significant because “seagrass is the rain forest of the ocean,” said Matt Mitchell, director of ERM’s division of Environmental Enhancement & Restoration. “It is an important part ...

Satellite images by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science last updated on Tuesday ... large hotspots offshore from Sarasota, Manatee and Pinellas. More Milton:Displaced by Milton and ...