TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An unprecedented, experimental attempt to feed manatees facing starvation in Florida has started slowly but wildlife officials expressed optimism Thursday that it will work as ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — 25 tons of lettuce. That’s how much food manatees have been able to feast on since the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission started its manatee feeding program in ...

Video of Aquarium Worker Feeding Baby Manatees Has Everyone Totally Obsessed originally appeared on PetHelpful. Have you ever watched someone do their job and wished it were yours? After watching this ...

PUERTO RICO, — Videos and photos show how a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Puerto Rico has found a unique and heartwarming way to use its excess salad – by feeding manatees at the Caribbean Manatee ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A local group is working to keep a very special mammal fed. 4Roots Farm is a nonprofit started by the founder of 4 Rivers Smokehouse. The group is working to grow lettuce for manatees ...

Most Chick-fil-A restaurants use their leftover food at the end of the night for composting, but one in Puerto Rico has come up with a unique way to use what wasn’t sold. Caitlin Chavez, who operates ...

While many Chick-fil-A restaurants divert food scraps through composting, Chick-fil-A Los Filtros in Puerto Rico is taking a different approach: donating its extra lettuce to feed local manatees. “I ...

FORT MYERS - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal to keep manatees under a threatened species classification has sparked controversy as environmentalists argue they should be classified as ...