As the calendar flipped to 2026, the manatee rescue team at Dolphin Research Center (DRC) celebrated its first win in the ...

A wildlife rescue team was in the right place at the right time when a young manatee was found with a fan belt wrapped ...

A wildlife rescue team in the Florida Keys came to the aid of a young manatee in Marathon on Friday, January 2, after it was found with a fan belt tightly wrapped around its body. The Dolphin Research ...

A manatee calf entangled in a fan belt was rescued by the Dolphin Research Center (DRC) on Jan. 2 and returned to the wild with its mother.

MARATHON, Fla. (WFLA)— A Manatee was rescued in the Florida Keys after being found with a fishing line wrapped around her flipper, cutting deep into her skin. The Manatee and her calf were rescued on ...

MARATHON, FLA. (WSVN) - A team at Dolphin Research Center jumped into action to save a manatee mother and her calf from danger. The staff spotted the mother manatee with a fishing line cutting into ...

Rescue members from the Dolphin Research Center found a fan belt wrapped around a baby manatee Friday.The rescuers successfully removed<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

For Florida’s manatee population and manatee conservationists around the world, 2025 was a banner year. ZooTampa’s David A.

In the wild, Florida’s manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. Now advocates worry about the potential peril that manatees may encounter ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This manatee calf relies on his mother for everything: from suckling on her teats, which are located behind her flippers, to following her up to ...