Enzo is at Zoo Tampa, where he’ll work to get stronger. Stephanie Hayes is a columnist offering her thoughts on current events, life and culture. She can be reached at [email protected]. The Tampa ...

A baby manatee separated from its mother in a Cape Coral canal is headed to SeaWorld in Orlando, Cape Coral police report. A Cape Coral police officer jumped in the canal to remain with the calf until ...

"The Aquatic Queen of Columbus Zoo," Stubby the manatee, is helping two orphaned calves prepare for their return to the wild, per the Ohio park Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Two orphaned manatee calves now call SeaWorld Orlando home while they get the care they need. These two baby manatees are like two peas in a pod, swimming side by side in their tank.

The share of perinatal, or baby, manatees found dead this year in Florida is down to about 28% as of November 29, a slight decline from early September’s 30%. In all, 517 manatees have died this year; ...

Baby manatees are even clumsier. They spend the first few years of their lives learning survival skills from their moms and ...

More perinatal, or baby, manatees were found dead so far this year than in the five previous years, according to preliminary data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. On average ...

Coast Guard rescues three boaters after capsizing 12 miles off Florida's coast A Coast Guard boat crew rescued three boaters without lifejackets Saturday morning 12 miles off the coast of Marathon ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (CBS12) — A group of neighbors found a baby manatee that was separated from its mother in Cape Coral, and they banded together to save it. The mini manatee was stuck in a canal alone ...

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — A manatee and its calf were rescued from a waterlogged marsh after getting stuck during Hurricane Hermine, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. Biologists ...

Another manatee was killed by a boat. Witnesses said the boat hit the manatee near Big Carlos Pass in Lee County on Tuesday afternoon. Sonia Seiuto was in a crowd on the beach near Lover’s Key as an ...

FLORIDA KEYS — A manatee researchers had known for more than 20 years was killed by a boat strike over the weekend, leaving her twin calves orphaned and in need of rescue. Workers with Dolphin ...