Here's everything you need to know before visiting Blue Spring State Park, including the best time to visit to see manatees.

Manatees are such a part of Florida’s environment it’s easy to think they’ve always been here. But have they? That’s what USF ...

November marks the 45th year for Manatee Awareness Month as well as the official start of manatee season, which runs from Nov ...

New research suggests that while manatees are an indelible part of Florida’s seascape, they might also be relatively new ...

November is Manatee Awareness Month, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding everyone to ...

Recent research suggests that manatees might not be native to Florida, potentially having settled there only after European ...

In addition to expanding the Florida manatee’s critical habitat to 1,904,191 acres, up from the current 965,394 acres, the ...

Some Florida Panhandle Springs, such as Wakulla Springs, run a little cooler at 68 degrees. In wintertime, when the Gulf of ...

During the winter season, hundreds of the gentle giants make their way into Florida’s natural springs or power plant outflows as a way to keep warm. Even though they are large in size, manatees ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Boaters are asked to beware of manatees as they start their travels to warmer waters around the state, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says. With November ...

“For too long, we have degraded and destroyed the Florida manatee’s habitat through pollution, dredging and blocking access to the natural warm water springs vital to its winter survival,” said Jane ...