Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in ...

A “critically endangered” creature made his debut at a Florida zoo — and he’s ... The zoo welcomed its baby bongo after his mama, Cayenne, gave birth for the first time.

ESTERO BAY, Fla. (WFLA)— A manatee was rescued in Estero Bay last week by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. FWC said staff rescued the manatee that had a recent watercraft ...

Take, for example, what has happened at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, the nation’s only dedicated refuge for Florida’s iconic mammal, the manatee. Two of the eight park rangers ...

A report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission shows Lee, Brevard and Citrus counties lead the state in manatee deaths through Feb. 14. Florida has recorded 148 manatee deaths so far this year ...

Walton County Sheriff's Office photo A Virginia man accused of leaving a 13-day-old baby in the snow has been captured nearly 950 miles away in the Florida Panhandle, investigators say.

Local experts confirmed that red tide is present along the Sarasota and Manatee County coast ... from the past eight days published by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

a Fort Myers Beach Marine Operations crew and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Marine Mamal Rescue team combined efforts to rescue an injured manatee. The social media ...

As red tide counts fall in Southwest Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife suspects the toxic algae killed a manatee and a dolphin earlier this month. The 9-foot male manatee carcass was collected ...