Rescued from a Melbourne storm drain on Feb. 9, Melby the manatee is almost ready to go back into the wild. After arriving at SeaWorld Orlando underweight and injured, the sea cow that captured ...

Nearly two dozen people helped with the rescue mission for a mama manatee and her baby. The mother sea cow was hit by a propeller over 20 times.

Florida's manatees faced near-record deaths for young sea cows in 2025, but also saw seagrass recovery, new legal protections, and scientific breakthroughs offering hope for the future.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's often called a manatee migration, but Florida's cows aren't leaving state waters in search of some secluded island in the ...

Frigid weather killed 35 Florida manatees, nearly triple the average, raising concerns about the species' future.

Last week wildlife officials from Florida and North Carolina descended on the Tar River near Greenville to rescue an animal that isn't supposed to be in the Tar Heel State − well, at least in ...

MIAMI — Juliet the manatee, one of three sea cows that were rescued from the Miami Seaquarium late last year due to poor living conditions, has died early Sunday morning, CBS News Miami has learned.

“There’s Lily,” said Wayne Hartley, gesturing underneath the water’s surface within Blue Spring run from atop his signature red canoe that displays the label, “manatee research.” In the 80 years he’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. November marks the 45th year for Manatee Awareness Month, a special time to recognize and honor Florida’s sea cows that was ...

Florida Tech students are developing a robotic manatee, called "Mechanatee," to study real manatees without disturbing them. The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to gather ...

November marks the 45th year for Manatee Awareness Month, a special time to recognize and honor Florida’s sea cows that was designated by former Florida Gov. Bob Graham in 1979. This month also marks ...