Manatees are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift could pose a new threat ...

Sea cow, not pond cow. A juvenile manatee was rescued from a small pond in Florida — a mile and a half from open water — ...

The ABC Action News I-Team spoke with people in Pemberton Creek as water from nearby lakes and creeks continued to rise, ...

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit provided aerial assistance to other agencies in two rescues during the past week, one of an injured woman and one of a trapped manatee.

Though County Commissioner Neil Combee expressed empathy, County Commission Chairman Bill Braswell emphasized that the panel ...

A hunter stumbled across a large aquatic creature in an unexpected location in Florida. Then rescuers stepped in. The ...

ZooTampa at Lowry Park sent their Manatee Rescue Team to Dixie County to help save an entrapped manatee last ... open water ...

Residents of two Bradenton Beach mobile home parks may not be able to rebuild following Hurricane Milton because of a costly FEMA mandate.

One of Bradenton Beach’s many beachfront restaurants saw friends toast the day it finally reopened after six weeks after ...

Two hundred-year storm events brought record storm surge, rainfall and winds. The question some are asking now isn’t where ...

The Manatee County Commission approved a developer’s request to release conservation easements for about 10 acres of wetland ...

In a 4 to 2 vote, the commission passed resolution R-24-21, which allows Benderson Development to potentially develop parts of wetlands set aside near Cooper Creek.