The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens cut the ribbon Friday on its new J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Manatee River ...

ZooTampa at Lowry Park has wrapped a $33 million fundraising campaign that will bankroll the zoo's Florida Waters expansion ...

The money helped complete the zoo’s Florida Waters exhibit and expand its existing Straz Family Manatee Rescue.

Statewide, 24 manatees have been rescued so far this year, six of them in Lee County between Feb. 19-26, showing signs of ...

Marine life experts and law enforcement marine units helped rescue a manatee in distress that was found in the area of ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists were notified and responded to assist, along with staff from Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium. With support from Sea Tow Venice, crews ...

Two of the manatees were rescued from the Fort Myers-Bonita Springs area in 2024 and released Feb. 18. according to Save the Manatee Club.

ZooTampa's Manatee Critical Care Center has been nominated for USA TODAY's 10Best 2026 Readers' Choice Award for "Best Zoo Exhibit." This is the fourth consecutive nomination for the exhibit, which ...

A manatee was rescued after becoming stuck in a storm drain in Melbourne Beach, Florida. Multiple agencies, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, worked for hours to free the mammal.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A long-defunct train through the Oregon Zoo could make a return. The Oregon Metro Council showed support for the resurgence of the Washington Park Loop during a work session on ...

The director of Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro was terminated from his position Wednesday. Mayor Cathleen DeSimone ousted John Wright, the person she appointed to the position in January 2024. “They ...

In 2003, an orphaned group of elephants was rescued from slaughter in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) due to a severe drought and lack of food by a group of zoos. Four of them were brought back to the ...