A Manatee was rescued in the Florida Keys after being found with a fishing line wrapped around her flipper, cutting deep into ...

Sharks have a reputation for being vicious apex predators and it turns out they don’t even pretend to be nice during mating with each other. Instead of hugs and snuggles, sharks use their teeth in ...

Instead of seashells, beachgoers along the Texas coast are finding sticky black blobs underfoot. Natural tar balls are ...

Shocking moment electric worker fixing traffic light is flung upside down after 18-wheel lorry rams into cherry picker. The ...

Although manatees are no longer hunted, some are injured by boats strikes, suffering deep cuts from propellers. At least 10 rescued manatees that were returned to the wild have been hit by boats.

Per the FWC, manatees with cold stress typically have bleaching on their skin, visible abscesses, unresolved sores, a heavy barnacle or algae load, and are underweight.

In Florida, it’s bad news for manatees and homeowners. The state is fighting a federal court order to stop allowing the water pollution that’s killing sea cows in record numbers. And ho… ...

BARRA DO MAMANGUAPE — Brazil. It’s hard to imagine today, but manatees were once hunted and eaten. These gentle sea mammals were considered a delicacy in Brazil, with their meat consumed by ...

Deep in silence, as if under a spell, children watch intently as Bacuri, a young Amazonian manatee, glides around a small plastic pool. When he surfaces for air, some of them exchange wide smiles ...

Tallevast's well: Toxic groundwater plume in Manatee County is spreading and requires ‘urgent action,’ records say Tests found increased levels of dioxane and other chemicals of concern in ...

Manatee deaths reported in the past half-century include nearly 5,000 from boat strikes, water structures and red tides. Across that span of mortalities tied to human activities, there has never ...

Similar to hypothermia in humans, cold stress can lead to skin decay, infection and even organ failure in manatees. Brent Gabriel posing for a selfie with the team that rescued Owa. SeaWorld Orlando ...