Stingrays are once again swimming through Cownose Cove at TECO's Manatee Viewing Center, giving people an opportunity to have ...

Police officers helped rescue a shark found tangled in a crab trap off Manatee Public Beach. Marine deputies spotted the ...

Officials were able to remove the hooks from the 6-to-8-foot shark and let it go. The post Shark rescued after being tangled ...

For visitors seeking luxury, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota has an on-site spa, a championship-level golf course, and an ...

Change has been a constant at attraction, but it still has manatees, a giant aquarium and a conservation message. Coming soon ...

The broad, November sketches of a reimagining plan for a dozen Sarasota County public schools have evolved in early 2026 into ...

TAMPA, Fla. - ZooTampa at Lowry Park has kicked off the new year with a massive win for conservation. On January 9, the zoo ...

BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move, ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. — Several towns in Manatee County announced reentry plans on Saturday. Residents, business owners and essential workers are allowed into the cities of Anna Maria and Holmes ...

The Tampa Bay Times launched the Environment Hub in 2025 to focus on some of Florida’s most urgent and enduring challenges.

Four years ago, Florida saw a record number of manatee deaths. A record 1,100 of them died in 2021, and two years ago, wildlife officials began hand-feeding manatees lettuce to stave off starvation ...

Since opening in 1986 as The Living Seas and being reimagined in 2007, the pavilion has inspired generations to explore the ...