Articles for tag: Florida manatees, Florida marine animals, Manatee facts, Marine Wildlife

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10 Fascinating Facts About Florida’s Manatees You Never Knew

Suhail Ahmed

  On winter mornings in Florida, when the air is cool and the springs steam like cauldrons, enormous gray shadows drift silently beneath the surface. These are manatees, the so‑called sea cows that tourists coo over and boaters are warned to avoid, but behind their gentle reputation lies a bundle of scientific surprises. Biologists are ...

Florida Manatees: 8 Data Points That Prove the Recovery Is Real

Florida Manatees: 8 Data Points That Prove the Recovery Is Real

Gargi Chakravorty

Every conservationist knows that hopeful stories in today’s world are rare treasures. Yet across Florida’s waters, something remarkable is unfolding beneath the surface. The iconic West Indian manatee, once teetering on the brink of extinction, is staging one of the most dramatic wildlife recoveries in American history. You might have heard whispers about these gentle ...