Talk had spread that job cuts could be coming to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ... entrance to Three Sisters Springs, part of the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, on Thursday.

More than a half dozen workers at national wildlife refuges across Florida — including in St. Marks — were fired as part of ...

while another two were terminated at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, which was created to protect the threatened Florida manatee. Along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Floridians love manatees. The marine animals, lovingly known as "sea cows" or "gentle giants," spend the winters swimming in rivers, bays, canals, estuaries and coastal areas from Nov. 15 to March 31.