To help the manatee population recover, several institutions are rescuing orphaned manatee calves, rehabilitating them and reintroducing them to the wild. Bacuri's story Bacuri weighed just 22 ...

Manatee County commissioners voted 5-1 to end the county’s water fluoridation program on Tuesday. Getty Images Manatee County leaders are bringing the county’s decades-long practice of adding ...

The Ohio facilities are two of only three, along with the Georgia Aquarium, outside of Florida that cares for manatees. The zoo is a second stage rehabilitation facility that provides a temporary ...

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MIGRATION: Manatees migrate in summer, as warmer water temperatures allow for expanded travel. They have been reported as far north as New York City and as far west as Louisiana, although sightings in ...