A curious manatee strikes a pose December 21, 2015 as the sea cow finds a warmer water refuge at Blue Spring State Park from the St. Johns River located in Orange City, Fla. (Red Huber/Orlando ...

These days, the term “Old Florida” is used loosely to refer to Florida, B.D. (before Disney) when Northern snowbirds flew south for warmer climates and discovered unusual farmlands and river camps, ...

Florida manatees are starting to move from the warmer waters of their winter refuges and into cooler ocean waters in summer. Boaters and other watercraft users are advised to go slow and look out ...

These gentle giants forage in shallow waters, primarily along the coast of Florida, and often have fatal encounters with boats. What can be done to help them? By Johnny Diaz Reporting from Miami In ...

As the weather turned frigid in February with surprising zeal, one of Florida’s most beloved creatures sought salvation in warm water refuges hewn by nature and those that are the byproducts of man.