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 ...

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

The Dunns relaxed — but only for a moment. The two are longtime volunteers at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, the only federal land set aside to protect the beloved but threatened ...

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

The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1983 to protect the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee. The refuge is intended to preserve Three Sisters Springs, ...

Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, which protects 226 square miles of ecosystems in the Everglades, while another two were terminated at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge ...

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The Citrus County Government posted on Facebook aerial footage of the Three Sisters Springs at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. The video, taken on Jan. 23, shows hundreds of manatees ...

One of the interpretative displays at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge Complex’s free visitor center. Although Florida-native manatees have adapted to extreme weather events ...