Local paleontologist Frank Garcia celebrated another feather in his cap Friday: A miniature sea cow that swam the seas of Central Florida 5 million years ago will bear his name in the history books. ...more

June 28, 2008

They'd observed baby manatees having lunch during a behind-the-scenes tour of Lowry Park Zoo. ...more

June 13, 2008

Brooksville wildlife rehabilitator Linda Christian holds her first summer camp where campers find there's more to the job than cuddly critters. ...more

June 12, 2008

It was supposed to be a bill to protect seagrass, the underwater greenery that provides food for marine life and nurseries for juvenile fish. ...more

June 11, 2008

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Central grad working out of bullpen for Huntsville Stars as he moves closer to making Major League club. ...more

May 21, 2008

Peace Pec was named for the place and manner of his injury. The 4- to 5-year-old manatee was found struggling in the mouth of the Peace River in July, tangled in a crab-trap line. ...more

May 9, 2008

Peace Pec was named for the place and manner of his injury. The 4- to 5-year-old manatee was found struggling in the mouth of the Peace River last July, all tangled up in a crab trap line. The entanglement had cut off circulation to his left pectoral fin and, to save him, veterinarians were forced to amputate. ...more

May 8, 2008

don't ask me why on the last one - whatever you call them, cobia are great gamefish, and they are making their annual run past our shores. ...more

May 2, 2008

TAMPA - Sometime this morning a manatee named Hurricane experienced something he hadn't seen in his 24 years: open water. ...more

February 11, 2008

Oh, if preserving all the great symbols of Florida could be as easy as hiring them on as state employees. ...more

January 30, 2008