Staghorn coral

A mother manatee and her calf stopped to pose for an underwater camera photographer at Three Sister Springs within the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Crystal Springs about 75 miles north of Tampa; however, federal cost-cutting measures in recent week resulted in the loss of both rangers assigned to the refuge to take care of dozens of manatees that winter in the busy lagoon where a warm spring feeds Crystal River

Environmental nonprofit sues to learn effects of cost cuts on manatee, coral protections

Tom Bayles

The firing of the only two park rangers to watch over manatees at a federal reserve incensed Kieran Suckling of the Center for Biological Diversity, so he sued.

Environment

Mote Scientists Study Corals in Cuba

John Davis

Thawing diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba is allowing researchers with Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota to expand their coral research and…

Environment

Scientist Hopes To Save Critical Coral In Florida Keys

Jessica Meszaros

AMote Marine Laboratory scientist will try to find out why a type of coral in the Florida Keys is dying. Staghorn corals help create reefs and provide a…