As the city of Tampa prepares to celebrate Gasparilla, preparations are underway to make sure the event is safe for all, including our local gentle manatees.
Recreational harvest of snook in northeast, Indian River Lagoon and southeast regions of Florida will begin on Feb. 1, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday.
A manatee that appeared to be suffering from cold stress was rescued from Bayboro Harbor near the USF St. Petersburg campus on Friday afternoon and taken to ZooTampa. The rescue was called in after St. Petersburg campus Regional Chancellor Christian Hardigree saw the manatee and asked student Hailey Hayes to call it in to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “I saw what .