MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Manatee with fishing lure in mouth rescued on Earth Day, giving a sad reminder to keep our waterways clean. The manatee was rescued on April 22, the Florida Fish and ...

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 ...

For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Wednesday is Manatee Appreciation Day in the state of Florida, and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) used the opportunity to share good news. The "Unusual ...

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer pours water on an orphaned manatee calf after it was rescued from Largo Sound in Key Largo Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Shannon and Alex ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

By Denise Sansosti The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is not only the largest natural history museum on Florida’s Gulf ...

ESTERO BAY, Fla. (WFLA)— A manatee was rescued in Estero Bay last week by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. FWC said staff rescued the manatee that had a recent watercraft wound.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (WFLA) — Drone operator John Yanchoris captured an incredible look at symbiosis in action. Footage taken last week at the Dunedin Causeway shows a school of fish closely following a ...