Wildlife officials say many manatee deaths in Florida remain under review as the impact of winter weather continues to unfold Tina Harbuck/The Destin Log In 2026, 35 Florida manatees have died from ...

One in four manatees found dead in Florida this year died within one year of birth, state data shows, making it the leading known category of death for sea cows so far in 2024. The 66 so-called ...

It was a touching moment for a group of Weeki Wachee residents who had the rare pleasure of witnessing a manatee being born in the wild. Neighbors cheered while landscape workers yelled, whistled and ...

Manatee deaths in 2025 are on track to be higher than in the previous two years, with 525 recorded as of late August. An increase in perinatal deaths is a major factor, though it also suggests more ...

A manatee glides along the spring run to the St. Johns River at Blue Springs State Park. Marjie Lambert mlambert@miamiherald.com Slightly more manatees died this year in Florida than in previous years ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Scientists say a manatee that swims in waters near Sarasota has given birth to rare twins. The manatee, Tomo-Bella, who has been observed by marine biologists since 1993, was ...

NEW AT FIVE A NEW STATE REPORT BLAMES THIS YEAR’S COLD SNAP FOR A SURGE IN MANATEE DEATHS IN FLORIDA. WESH 2 NEWS BREVARD COUNTY REPORTER MEGAN MORIARTY HAS THE NUMBERS AND WHAT WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY ...

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – Manatees in North Florida are dying at a higher rate than they were in 2023 and 2024, including five deaths in Duval County in June, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Slightly more manatees died this year in Florida than in previous years, although the number was not as high as that in 2021 and 2022, when a record die-off prompted widespread alarm. A total of 587 ...