Get all the details you need to swim with manatees in Crystal River, Florida! It's a true budget-friendly bucket list ...

The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is an endangered subspecies of the West Indian manatee. These manatees face boat traffic and numerous other human threats as they navigate the warm ...

A one-day manatee survey in Crystal River is the focal point of one episode of Jeff Corwin’s current series, “Extraordinary ...

The State of Florida violated the federal Endangered Species Act in its regulation of wastewater discharges into the Indian ...

Crystal River is the only place in Florida where people are permitted to swim and snorkel with manatees, which are listed as a threatened species. The refuge and the manatees are the economic ...

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to ongoing threats to manatees, a U.S. district judge Friday said the state has violated the federal Endangered Species Act in its regulation of wastewater discharges into the ...

RIDES, slides and fairytale castles may be Central Florida’s most famous draws, but in Crystal River on the dazzling Gulf Coast, the best attractions can be found in the great outdoors.   This ...

Contamination fuels algae blooms and wreaks havoc. Our investigation pinpointed alarming chemical levels in nearly 1 in 4 ...