Few complete skeletons remain of this gentle behemoth, who was destroyed by explorers and fur traders in the Arctic.

While environmental factors contributed to their demise, increased contact with humans certainly did not help. In 1768, just 27 after their first discovery, Steller's sea cow were declared extinct.

Manatee "season" kicked off Nov. 15, a time when the gentle giants make their way south along our shores and canals to seek warmer waters, often in the overflow from the Florida Power & Light power ...

The Cincinnati Zoo is continuing to help rehabilitate orphaned manatees, welcoming their new residents to its Manatee Springs.Three male manatees, Slushie, Alfred and Hundo, arrived at the zoo and ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Some Manatee County residents are still mopping up after Debby. They say flooding continues, and now they are appealing to the county for solutions. An upcoming meeting is ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — The water in front of the Big Bend Power Station is full of manatees right now amid the colder weather in the area. “I estimate pretty close to a thousand,” said Lauren Gomez, a ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to warmer waters around the state. Here in Central Florida ...

FWC designated November as Manatee Awareness Month Boaters should be more careful and adhere to speed limits in manatee zones. Manatees seek warm water when the ocean temperature drops below 68 ...

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia called Manatee County Government’s hiring “wasteful” spending, but the head of the county’s citizen review committee says that’s not the full story. At ...

After two nights of record-setting low temperatures, the manatee population has boomed, at least briefly, at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. Park officials reported sightings of at least 100 of ...