After cuts in staff at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, the world's largest manatee sanctuary, reports have ...

A lawsuit could soon be filed to force federal environmental officials to reverse recent cuts in staffing at the largest ...

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

The manatees at the refuge need the warm water of the springs in order to survive the cold winter. The Crystal River area, which is about 80 miles north of Tampa, is the only area in Florida where ...

Manatees make their annual migration from their homes in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina—even as far away as Texas and Virginia—to Florida’s warmer waters and natural springs each ...

An environmental group Friday filed a formal notice that is a step toward suing the federal government over protecting ...

Martine de Wit, wildlife veterinarian with Florida Fish and Wildlife ... around mid-November, manatees seek warm-water habitats, such as natural springs and the outfalls from power plant ...

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 ...

The herds mostly gather around Florida’s springs, where water temperatures stay around 72 degrees year round. A threatened species It’s illegal to harass manatees — such as trying to catch ...