The project cost is $15 million, helped by a $5 million gift given by the Bill and Julia Van Domelen Foundation.

The David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center at ZooTampa has been nominated for USA Today’s Best Zoo Exhibit of 2025, ...

Dead fish littered many Sarasota and Manatee County beaches into Presidents Day as red tide offshore of Southwest Florida ...

The Brevard Zoo is nearing completion of its new manatee rehabilitation center, providing a safe space for nursing non-critical manatee patients back to health. Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as ...

Disney says it's making some changes by transitioning its focus to meet the needs of Florida’s manatee population in response to increased strandings and overwhelmed rehabilitation centers ...

Health care construction is underway from Wesley Chapel to Fort Myers, as new hospitals are in the works and existing ones ...

Science centers, zoos and aquariums that don't charge for you to enter are few and far between. Which is why the TECO Manatee Viewing Center is so special. Vacationers appreciate a little break in ...

Red tide is still bloom along the Florida Gulf coast, but Sarasota and Manatee County beaches are currently in the clear. Satellite images published by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...

Greenlit, I headed to the zoo’s David A. Straz Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center on Thursday. The center is expanding to include more tanks, essentially hospital beds. Manatees arrive with cold ...

That includes Lee County's popular Manatee Park, where warm water from the nearby Florida Power & Light plant turns the park’s canal into a giant, toasty bathtub for sea cows. The park is open ...

Even though manatees can be seen in Florida year-round, manatee season is the best time to see them swimming in Floridian waterways. With over a month left of manatee season, here are some of the ...