If you see a manatee in need of assistance, call the FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).

It is marked by the Manatee Pocket, a bay that stretches from the city to the St. Lucie Inlet, where the area's restaurants, art galleries and fishing/boating stores are located. Some restaurants ...

A federal judge has rejected a state attempt to end a lawsuit stemming from manatee deaths in the Indian River Lagoon and said a trial is needed to determine whether the Florida Department of ...

MANATTEE COUNTY, fla — Starting Wednesday, drivers looking to travel through Manatee County in less time will take a different route. At 6 a.m., the new U-S 301 Northbound on ramp to I-75 ...

“People should watch from a distance and not approach them,” said FWC biologist Amber Howell, who specializes in manatees and manatee rescues. Boaters should: Wear polarized sunglasses Watch ...

The latest sign of premium development's relentless eastward push in Sarasota and Manatee counties took center stage this week with the debut of the $40 million Soleta Golf Club, 45 minutes east ...

Born and raised in Manatee County, Cierra Shannon was a Manatee High cheerleader, Class of 2012. After school, she moved to Jensen Beach to become a nursing assistant. Her father, Rowland ...

Manatee hunting is now outlawed and the dish has vanished from menus. A blue statue of a manatee has even been erected in their honour. But threats remain. Local fishermen have become allies in ...

Red tide is continuing to foul beaches from southern Pinellas to Sarasota counties. The latest report from state environmental officials has medium concentrations of the toxin in four areas. They are ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee River Holiday Boat Parade is the county’s largest holiday event of the year. A fleet of decked out vessels will tour up the Manatee River competing for ...

A federal judge sided with arguments by an environmental group that wastewater discharges into the Indian River Lagoon led to the demise of seagrass and, as a result, the deaths of manatees. But he ...

Among those asserting their innocence are Barbara Janda, Brendan’s mother and Steven’s sister. Throughout the docuseries, Barbara opened up about the emotional toll the ordeal has taken on her family ...