For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A.

Nationwide nonprofit Trust for Public Lands is exploring the county's financial options to make additional land purchases.

It was a banner year for manatee conservation at ZooTampa at Lowry Park. The institution confirmed this week that it ...

As Florida's wilderness shrinks by the day, conservationists around the state, including in Manatee County, are in a race against the clock to protect some remaining pieces from being paved. Conserved ...

Manatee County is using a conservation tax approved by voters in 2020 to buy and protect natural Florida landscapes from development. This collection of stories details the properties that have been ...

The Manatee County Commission approved a developer’s request to release conservation easements for about 10 acres of wetland buffers around Cooper Creek in the University Park area. Cooper Creek is a ...

Manatee County leaders voted this week to expand a local nature preserve with the purchase of 13 acres of island property near the mouth of the Braden River. The $41,500 land buy will add a missing ...

ORLANDO, Fla., March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SeaWorld Orlando has reached a historic milestone – 1,000 manatee rescues – marking a significant step in the ongoing fight to protect this vulnerable ...

Florida’s manatee mortality count surpassed 600 deaths in 2025, with Brevard County recording the most deaths, according to ...