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Manatees are a Florida staple, ingrained in the ecological history of the state. And now the already threatened species are dying in record-nearing numbers. NBC 6 Meteorologist Angie Lassman reports

Tens of thousands of acres of seagrass that is critical to the health of the Indian River Lagoon have disappeared, according to a report in the Daytona Beach News-Journal. The situation is threatening a number of species, including manatees, who depend on seagrass for food. Since 2009, 58% of the seagrass in the lagoon system has disappeared, choked off from sunlight...

A former WWE wrestler said he is offering a $20,000 reward to find the suspects who defaced a Florida manatee by scrawling “Trump” onto its back.  Dave Bautista, 51, took to Twitter to condemn the act of harassment on the marine mammal. “If there’s not already a reward for the arrest and conviction of the low life scummy MAGATs that…

A female manatee is fighting to live ZooTampa at Lowry Park after being rescued near Fort Myers Beach

Two rehabilitated manatees have been returned to Florida Keys waters

Detectives investigating the death of “Baby June” are still attempting to determine whether the newborn found floating off the Boynton Beach coast suffocated elsewhere and was dumped or drowned in the water.

Melissa Howard last week posted a photo of herself with what looked like a Miami University diploma after being accused of lying about her degree.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in some counties due to the red tide outbreak that has killed wildlife and threatened public health.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said the duo were found near North Fort Myers and brought to the facility in Central Florida by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

Crews worked to free a manatee that was found with a life jacket stuck on it in a Fort Lauderdale waterway Wednesday.

Good news for manatees: The Department of Fish and Wildlife found a group of 6,600 manatees off of Florida’s coast during an annual survey, which means that the creatures are now off the “endangered” species list. With the change, manatees are now listed as “vulnerable.” Some conservation groups are worried that this reclassification will put the manatees in danger because…

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission data show that 98 manatees died by watercraft strikes between January 1 and December 2. The previous record was 97 in 2009.

After being nursed back to health for the past five months, “Piper” the baby Manatee will be released back into the Ford Lauderdale waterways Wednesday morning.

A manatee was freed after it became stuck in a pump station in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday.

Wildlife officials say a big group of manatees has arrived to Three Sisters Springs in Central Florida this year.

A boat struck and killed a 10-year-old female manatee off Riviera Beach in Palm Beach County.

Environmentalists say the federal government’s fast-track permitting process for Florida waterfront access means the already endangered manatee could be increasingly at risk.