MIAMI (AP) — In a journey familiar to retirees but not sea mammals, Ilya the wayward manatee flew south for the winter today after being rescued from a chilly New Jersey creek. ...more

October 29, 2009

A rescue attempt is planned for a Florida manatee that has wandered into New Jersey waters. ...more

October 16, 2009

It has been more than 30 years since federal wildlife managers formally mapped the places where endangered manatee live in Florida. On Tuesday, they acknowledged it's probably time for an update. ...more

October 3, 2009

Just six weeks before President-elect Barack Obama takes office, the Bush administration issued revised endangered species regulations Thursday to reduce the input of federal scientists and to block the law from being used to fight global warming. ...more

December 12, 2008

It's never a good sign when an animal disappears from the place that gave it its name. ...more

August 27, 2008