After weeks of treatment and a 105-pound weight gain at SeaWorld, Melby the manatee entered Florida's Eau Galle River on ...

Melby the manatee has been released back into the wild after a tricky encounter with a storm drain! The beleaguered marine ...

When you're feeling thirsty, the best thing to do is grab some cold, fresh water – and that's exactly what an unexpected guest did during a pit stop at a Florida police boat recently.

Throughout the world, climate change and human activity continue to devastate our most vulnerable populations. One species, ...

A Florida photographer captured a "rare moment" earlier this month as a manatee mother was spotted with her twins.

Swimming around all day in Florida's oceans caused a manatee to work up quite a thirst — and steal some fresh water.

New data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission revealed that more than 628 manatees have died statewide in 2025—an increase from the 565 deaths reported in 2024. The situation in ...

ZooTampa at Lowry Park announced that it had released 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025 Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...