Denis Richard watched five men heave a giant manta ray from the waters off Panama City Beach and plop it into a pool on their boat deck. “Let him go,” he yelled. “You ought to be ashamed of yourselves ...

A video of the capture of a protected giant manta ray near Florida’s Panama City Beach has sparked outrage over concerns about animal welfare and conservation practices. Denis Richard, the founder and ...

Some USF faculty and students are divided on whether the protection act is a scientific necessity or simply an emotional ...

“I mean, he was in pain. That animal was in pain," a witness alleged of the aquatic animal A dolphin touring company in Florida witnessed an endangered giant manta ray being taken from its natural ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. (WFLA) — Local drone operator John Yanchoris captured a rare sight Saturday evening: a huge manta ray swimming underneath a paddleboarder. John said a marine biologist helped him ...

A bipartisan group of state and federal lawmakers is seeking sweeping new protections for threatened marine life following a viral video that showed a Florida company capturing a giant manta ray for ...

A giant manta ray was captured off Panama City Beach, sparking public outrage and national attention. The capture was permitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for an aquarium ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A viral video showing the capture of a giant manta ray off Panama City Beach ignited public backlash this past summer. The manta ray was removed from Florida waters under a ...

New research has found that oceanic manta rays, the largest ray species, can dive to extreme depths. International researchers led by Murdoch University, Australia, tagged the rays in Peru, Indonesia, ...

Learn more about Inspector Clouseau, the only pink manta ray in the world, and what turned him pink.

A nine-year study from south Florida suggests juvenile Atlantic manta rays may be doing far more ecological work than we ever ...