Researchers discovered a lack of archaeological or historical evidence that this species lived in this area early on.

Are Florida’s iconic manatees endangered? The answer to that seems obvious: Of course they are. Over the past five years, ...

Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as ...

Pamlico, a 9-foot female manatee, has been released back into the wild in Florida after being the first manatee ever ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is accepting comments regarding the proposed expansion of 12 manatee zones around ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it does not intend to make significant changes to the threatened status of the manatee species in Florida despite a notable increase in deaths ...

The first manatee ever rescued in North Carolina was released back into the wild Thursday after spending a few weeks ...

The manatee successfully rescued from a Tar River canal in Greenville, Pitt County, last fall is free again. The 9-foot ...

"This was an impressive team effort with organizations from North Carolina to Florida coming together to successfully rescue, transport, rehabilitate and release this manatee," FWS's Florida ...

The first manatee rescued in North ... them to venture farther away from Florida,” said assistant coordinator Alison Loftis from the UNC-Wilmington Marine Mammal Stranding Program.

The first manatee ever rescued in North Carolina was released back into the wild Thursday after spending a few weeks recovering at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida ... 24-hour marine mammal stranding ...