November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to ...

Visiting Blue Spring State Park is an immersive experience that captivates the senses. During the winter, hear the symphony of manatees when they surface every few seconds, exhaling powerful bursts of ...

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — In a heartening moment for Florida’s wildlife community, a young manatee named “Churro” was released back into the wild at Blue Spring State Park — becoming the first to ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A beloved spring in Central Florida has been recognized as one of the best state parks in the country. Blue Spring State Park, west of Orange City in Volusia County, was named ...

Manatees on the east coast feel the winter chill, too. When the weather gets cool, manatees can be found huddled together in the warm water that surrounds Manatee Lagoon. The educational center in ...

Conservationists and wildlife partners came together for the release of Churro, a 700 pound rehabilitated manatee, at Blue Spring State Park.

"Barber" the manatee, the victim of a boat strike months ago, was released in Florida after completing rehabilitation.

After two nights of record-setting low temperatures, the manatee population has boomed, at least briefly, at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. Park officials reported sightings of at least 100 of ...

Manatees are a cherished species in Florida, but the state's busy boating scene often poses a threat to them. WINK News reporter Paul Dolan spoke with experts about how to keep manatees safe, ...

APOPKA, Fla. — After years of losing manatees to starvation, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission announced the Unusual Mortality Event along Florida’s East coast has officially ended. In a March ...