Tampa loves its animals, and residents and visitors alike are willing to pay the price for cuddly, unique and cute. Science centers, zoos and aquariums that don't charge for you to enter are few ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had a busy weekend full of rescuing sick and injured manatees this past ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA ... According to FWC, manatees need access to water warmer than 68 degrees. When viewing manatees, it is important to give them space because distributing the area can ...

When Florida's waters cool, this location's heated waters provide a manatee sanctuary. Since the '80s, the public has been ...

The water in front of the ... how to survive the winters in Tampa Bay in a canal that is a state and federally designation manatee sanctuary. The Manatee Viewing Center is open from Nov. 1 to ...

Public viewing areas are located near ... is located on Florida's West Coast, south of Tampa. During the winter months, Manatees gather in the water below it for warmth. (Photo by Andrew ...

“They do need to migrate for warmer water for survival so that’s our local springs and power plants.” A male manatee was suffering when rescuers found him on Wednesday. Animal care ...

Animal care teams in Tampa rescued a manatee from frigid waters after it was found wandering alone. The staff is keeping<a ...

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There is also a Manatee Viewing Center there for ... dropping coastal temperatures have hit the Tampa Bay area. Manatees have been attracted to warm-water discharges for decades, following a ...

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State's ...