A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned earlier this year after employees left her unattended and she became trapped, according to a ...

HOMOSSASA SPRINGS, Fla. — A recent report from the USDA revealed that a manatee, named Shantay, at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park was found dead in an in-ground medical ...