CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — To Vickie Hall, manatee season is about educating others on how to respectfully experience swimming with manatees and the importance of their conservation. Hall is the operations ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity warned the Trump administration today that it intends to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and so-called Department of Government ...

It is illegal to touch, feed, or give water to West Indian manatees. Manatees are protected by state and federal laws, including the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978. Violating laws protecting ...

People are flocking to Florida springs to see the hundreds of manatees elegantly gliding under the water. But look, don't touch.