ZooTampa's David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center released a record number of rehabilitated manatees in 2025. Learn ...

Nationwide nonprofit Trust for Public Lands is exploring the county's financial options to make additional land purchases.

Manatees are gathering in the warm water near a Florida Power & Light plant in Palm Beach County to escape the cold. Manatees ...

A manatee is back in the water after a successful year-long rehabilitation.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Tuesday released a<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The Tampa Bay island recent sold for $18 million. Here's a look at its history.

This week's cold front has brought a group of manatees to the warm water which surrounds Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach.

I'm honored to share that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recently announced significant ...

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — In a heartening moment for Florida’s wildlife community, a young manatee named “Churro” was released back into the wild at Blue Spring State Park — becoming the first to ...

After a record 1,100 manatees died last year in Florida, environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to force federal wildlife officials to upgrade habitat protections. The Center for ...

Manatee County is using a conservation tax approved by voters in 2020 to buy and protect natural Florida landscapes from development. This collection of stories details the properties that have been ...

As Manatee County and other local governments in Florida increase land conservation efforts to balance development and population growth, a statewide program is tracking their progress. The Florida ...