Residents of Westerleigh, the husband-and-wife team’s presentation focused on “The Manatees of Crystal River.” The presentation was inspired by their recent marine-photo expedition in the ...

The students had to be strong swimmers, willing to swim with manatees (their sheer size can intimidate a sixth-grader) and have good grades. When she had all the names, MacDonald said, she ...

Today, swim-with-manatee programs remain a popular and hotly debated tourist attraction in Florida. Monarch butterflies and manatees, oh my! These two animals are on a big rebound. The Fish and ...

Alexander Mustard/Barcroft Media/Getty Images At peak spring break season, tourists flock to the warm water springs in Crystal River to swim with manatees. Kerry Sheridan/AFP/Getty Images Tourists ...