After cuts in staff at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, the world's largest manatee sanctuary, reports have ...

A lawsuit could soon be filed to force federal environmental officials to reverse recent cuts in staffing at the largest ...

The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1983 to protect the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West ...

CRYSTAL RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE — Brier Ryver had just spent the workday with five dozen schoolchildren on the shores of Kings Bay, teaching them the importance of Florida’s wild places ...

Florida has 11 national parks and 29 ... That’s the fear.” Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge was created out of such tension. Developers wanted to build houses and hotels near the ...

An environmental group filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue over staffing concerns at the Crystal River National Wildlife ...

An environmental group Friday filed a formal notice that is a step toward suing the federal government over protecting ...

while another two were terminated at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, which was created to protect the threatened Florida manatee. The employees are among an estimated 250 who have ...

Penalties include fines of up to $500 and 60 days in jail. Florida’s Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge is the only place where swimming with manatees is permitted, but touching them is ...