A wildlife advocacy group has won a landmark manatee protection case, forcing Florida to scrutinize sewage problems in the northern Indian River Lagoon ...

The advocacy group Bear Warriors United said this ruling sets a new national precedent: “No state agency is above the ...

An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Few ...

Police are searching for a Manatee County man who went missing Saturday and may be endangered. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Charles Wiggins, 62, was last seen at 8:30 a.m. driving ...

But popularity can’t protect manatees from slipping toward extinction. Originally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1973, manatees have never truly recovered, as they must ...

A one-day manatee survey in Crystal River is the focal point of one episode of Jeff Corwin’s current series, “Extraordinary ...

Learn how the workers at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge work tirelessly to protect the manatees that call Florida ...

The manatee was downgraded from endangered to threatened in 2017 and will remain in that classification. Manatees are a protected species and it is illegal to feed, harass or harm them.