SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is set to reopen on Friday, Nov. 22 following an 8-week-long closure due to Hurricane Helene and Milton. Mote’s research, philanthropic, and ...

Mote's current manatee rehabilitation facility is on City Island; it plans to open a larger center at the Mote Aquaculture ...

Aquariums are some of the most fun places on Earth, especially when they have really cool animals. Some aquariums just have some fish, maybe a squid, and almost always a stingray enclosure where you ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — History is being made this week at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where the new Manatee Rehabilitation Center has officially opened to the public. The facility is expected to play ...

The manatees, named Sleet and Cabbage, arrived at Mote on April 28 weighing around 300 pounds each. Both doubled their weight ...

ATLANTA — This week, the Georgia Aquarium released a rescued and rehabilitated female manatee back to Florida waters following months of care. The manatee named Tay Tay was found stranded earlier this ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — On Sept. 7, in celebration of International Manatee Day, Clearwater Marine Aquarium and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced a new partnership called the Wider Caribbean Manatee ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A pair of manatees in the care of Clearwater Marine Aquarium staff were moved after the facility was damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The aquarium said it ...

(Reuters) - Snooty, the world’s oldest known manatee in captivity, has died in an accident at a Florida aquarium just days after his 69th birthday, officials said on Sunday. The giant marine mammal ...