A fifth Tropical Smoothie Cafe could be coming to Manatee County. According to paperwork filed with the county’s development ...

Under the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978 ... Dolphins can become aggressive when seeking food or defending their territories. Human interactions, such as feeding them, can change their ...

Florida's youngest manatees died in record numbers last year, possibly from lingering malnutrition or a counterintuitive sign that sea cow reproduction is slowly recovering, after years of fewer ...

As temperatures dropped in January across much of Florida and the East ... water temperatures causes manatees to lose body heat and inadequately digest their food, which can lead to a condition ...