Manatees are a bit like the Sunshine State's transplants: they recently moved there, attracted by the warm weather and human ...

The critter in distress was a nearly 9-foot-long, 855-pound female manatee that was suffering from cold stress. Why she decided to remain in North Carolina as water temperatures dropped isn't known, ...

There are three species of manatee. All three species of manatee – the Amazonian manatee, West Indian manatee, and West African manatee – are considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of ...

But a video of the West Indian manatee has led to public outcry. Manatees, nicknamed "sea cows," are protected under US law, and anyone found guilty of harassing them faces up to a year in prison ...

"the Manatee Capital of the World." From now until March, hundreds of West Indian manatees will be making their way to the warmer spring waters in and around Crystal River, according to a news ...

Authorities are seeking information on who might have harassed the West Indian manatee, also known as a Florida manatee. The species concentrates in the warmer waters of the Citrus County area ...

While a unique situation, seeing a West Indian manatee, or sea cow, in North Carolina isn't as rare as most people think. But as an endangered marine mammal, officials stress people have to be ...