It’s Manatee Season at select Florida State Parks and prime views of the gentle giants are in full swing now through March.

With temperatures plunging in Volusia County Wednesday night, Thursday morning brought a rush of manatees to Blue Spring State Park. Park officials were out before 8 a.m. counting how many manatees ...

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Blue Spring State Park is Florida at its finest. Located west of Orange City and north of Orlando, the 2,600-acre destination ...

Blue Spring has been a major home for the gentle giants during the wintertime in Florida since becoming a protected state park in 1972, This is because manatees need consistently warm water ...

When air temperatures drop, so do water temperatures. However, the naturally flowing spring waters stay a bit warmer compared to other aquatic habitats. Cold stress is a serious condition for manatees ...

After two nights of record-setting low temperatures, the manatee population has boomed, at least briefly, at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. Park officials reported sightings of at least 100 of ...

Blue Spring’s consistent 72-degree springs make the state park a swimmer’s paradise year-round — depending on the species. The 2,600-acre park in Orange City is a summertime haven for Central Florida ...

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (WFLA)— Manatees have made their way to Blue Spring State Park to keep warm. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, manatees gather in warm water during ...

Save a horse, ride a manatee. Or however it is the saying goes. Photos snapped in November 2021 by Save the Manatee volunteer specialist Gina McClain and shared on the nonprofit’s social media this ...

November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to warmer waters around the state.