A new showdown is brewing over manatee protection. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is fighting back on a ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is asking a federal appeals court to quickly halt a district judge’s ...

In Florida, it’s bad news for manatees and homeowners. The state is fighting a federal court order to stop allowing the water ...

The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1983 to protect the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West ...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection ... of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon. The department last week filed a motion that ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has gone to a federal appeals court after a U.S. district judge last month ruled that the state has violated the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ... St. Lucie County January 16: A male manatee (253 cm) in Indian River, Ft. Pierce, died due to cold stress. February 17: A male manatee (258 cm ...

A federal judge ordered Florida to reinstate a manatee feeding program and halt new septic tank permits near the Indian River Lagoon. The order mandates Florida to apply for an Incidental Take ...

Recommended Videos Mendoza said the Florida Department of Environmental ... a decade for conditions in the northern part of the Indian River Lagoon to start to recover. That area is primarily ...

“Nutrient inundation into the Indian River Lagoon has to be mitigated to protect not just the Florida manatee but all the waterways and all species.” The ruling came after a two-day trial in ...