CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (WCJB) - It’s been cold across the state of Florida, and we’re not the only ones hoping to stay warm. A cluster of manatees gathered at Three Sister Springs in Crystal River.

Swimming with the manatees is only legally permitted in Crystal River, but there are plenty of natural spots around Florida to observe the animals from above the water’s surface. This is the ...

The Everglades of Florida abduct us into an alien world The ... However the main goal of this journey is to find the Florida manatees They are regarded as the most serene and gentle animals ...

The calamity prompted the Fish and Wildlife Service and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to resort to providing supplemental lettuce for starving manatees in the Indian River ...

A dozen marine research-related agencies spent two days on a small peninsula off Kings Bay Drive assessing the health of the ...

such as the Crystal River, and that exposure was higher during winter, when manatees depend on the warm water refuge. The study concluded that the chronic exposure in Florida water bodies may have ...

Four years ago, Florida saw a record number ... In January, festivals will be put on in Crystal River and Orange City to celebrate the manatee, with people coming from all parts of the state ...

Jason has photographed many manatee mother-and-calf pairs. The expression on the calf’s face and the bubbles trailing from its flippers, combined with the hopeful backstory, has made it one of Jason’s ...

Florida's youngest manatees died in record numbers last year ... Last year's jump in perinatal deaths — although the scientific jury is still out — could likely be fallout from two years of manatee ...