But it’s also about the time manatees start to arrive in the Panhandle from South Florida. The Panhandle Manatee Program is asking boaters to keep an eye out for the protected species along our ...

Mendoza said the Florida Department of Environmental Protection needs to seek what is known as an “incidental take permit” from federal wildlife officials to help minimize the effects of discharges on ...

It’s hard to think of a more defenseless creature than the manatee. The curious marine mammal has no natural enemies — other than man. Unfortunately, men (and women) in Florida are killing ...

Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard. Many deaths were linked to starvation. The state had 800 manatee deaths in 2022, before the number ...

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer pours water on an orphaned manatee calf after it was rescued from Largo Sound in Key Largo Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Shannon and Alex ...