Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a state effort to preserve the Tampa Bay island of Rattlesnake Key has stalled, Manatee County may get a new opportunity to ...

Homeowners on Jewfish Key are pushing for de-annexation from the town of Longboat Key to circumvent restrictions on short-term rentals that limit stays to less than 30 days. Manatee County and ...

KEY LARGO, FLA. (WSVN) - Danger, an orphaned manatee calf, is headed to Orlando for rehabilitation after being rescued by Good Samaritans in the Florida Keys. A Florida Wildlife Conservation ...

Time could be running out for Florida and Manatee County officials to conserve some of the last unspoiled wetlands in Tampa Bay. Rattlesnake Key’s 671 acres of mangrove swamps and flatwoods are a ...

Rattlesnake Key, an undeveloped island of over 670 acres in Tampa Bay that state and local officials hoped to conserve as a public park, recently sold to a private buyer. The island, which sits ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. — A mother manatee known as “Stripes” and her newborn calf were rescued near Key Largo on Thursday after the adult manatee was found severely entangled in fishing line, according to ...

State Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, says there is a new plan in Florida’s 2024 budget to help Manatee County buy and protect Rattlesnake Key island in Tampa Bay. The Terra Ceia area is pictured in this ...