Seagrass in Lake Worth Lagoon makes a comeback. Since 2013, the seagrass acreage has increased by more than a third to 2,079 ...

As Hurricane Milton approaches, Crystal River wildlife researchers and advocates are concerned about how a second hurricane ...

The critical habitat in the state would expand to nearly 2 million acres in the first update since the West Indian manatee ...

manatee grass, widgeon grass and three species of Halophila including stargrass, paddle grass and Johnson's seagrass, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. While most ...

The lawsuit came after a record 1,100 manatees died in 2021 in Florida, many because a lack of seagrass — a key food source — ...

TALLAHASSEE - A federal judge this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Florida has violated the Endangered ...

Scientists worry that the arrival of the weedier seagrass from the Indian Ocean could outcompete local grasses that fight ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection ... which contributed to the disappearance of seagrass and left manatees to starve and die. The state filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit ...

(NSF) - A federal judge this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Florida has violated ... to discharges that killed seagrass — a vital food source for manatees — in a northern ...

An adorable train of manatees followed behind a swimmer in Big Pine Key, Florida, recently.Florida resident Daniel Eidsmoe captured this video showing four manatees swimming behind a person wading in ...