Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State’s manatee popula ...

Cold temperatures in Florida can have a serious impact on the animals living in the sunshine state. When temperatures dip too ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal ...

Dauphin Island Sea Lab officials announced they have rescued the first manatee of the new year. The first manatee rescue of ...

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FOX 35's David Martin travels to one of the local manatee "hot spots" in the area at Citrus County's Homosassa Springs.

Manatees usually migrate from Florida in the spring, so Florida residents only have a few months to go out and spot them in the wild before they’re gone. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

St. Augustine's waterways serve as a major travel corridor for manatees. And some could show signs of cold-related stress.

The first manatee rescue of 2025 occurred in the Magnolia Springs community in Alabama, a little over two weeks after a manatee was rescued from the Theodore Industrial Canal of Mobile Bay.