First of Manatee County's Community Cleanups of the year are happening NOW at Myakka City Community Center and Parrish Community Park! Sites are open until 1:00 p.m. today! Visit mymanatee.org/dropoff for all the details! | Manatee County, Florida Government

Video from the Lee County Sheriff's Office shows Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission personnel and others rescuing an injured mother manatee and her calf from the Orange River on Wednesday. Manatees are gentle, round-tailed giants sometimes known as sea cows that weigh as much as 1,200 pounds (550 kilograms) and can live as long as 65 years. Manatees are Florida’s official state marine mammal but are listed as a threatened species, also facing peril from boat strikes and toxic red