A young manatee released into the Alafia River Aug. 13 is lucky to have survived her injuries, a Lowry Park Zoo veterinarian said. ...more

August 20, 2008 |

A young female manatee found entangled in rope, crab traps and a channel marker surely felt a weight lifted from her shoulders Wednesday morning when biologists released her back into the wild. ...more

August 14, 2008 |

Frannie, a young female manatee recuperating in the comfortable tanks of Lowry Park Zoo for the past two months, will be set free this morning in the Alafia River, if all goes according to plan. ...more

August 13, 2008 |

Area events and entertainment in the Hernando County area. ...more

January 11, 2008 |

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets today in Key Largo to review a contentious change in status for the Florida manatee, ruling on an issue that was delayed by an unprecedented intercession by Gov. Charlie Crist. The commission planned to handle downlisting manatees from endangered to threatened in September, but bowed to Crist's call for further review after much arm-twisting by the Save the Manatee Club. ...more

December 5, 2007 |

A 1,050-pound Florida manatee swam away Thursday morning from the Lowry Park Zoo keepers who had cared for him the past nine months. ...more

September 14, 2007 |

TAMPA - A 1,050-pound Florida manatee that had been rescued in Corpus Christi, Texas, is on his way to release in Crystal River in Citrus County. ...more

September 13, 2007 |