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 ...

About 50 or 60 manatees don’t bother to leave when warm weather arrives. Their presence draws thousands of tourists to swim with the gentle behemoths. And there are many companies willing to ...