Floridians were enraged last summer when a viral video showed men offshore Panama City capturing a giant manta ray, a ...

Giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) and scuba diver in San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo, Mexico. (Photo by: Luis Javier Sandoval/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The first ...

Giant manta rays congregate in the Galapagos Islands more than any other place in the world. It's one of the best places to have a magical encounter with one of the ocean's most majestic animals. The ...

The vessel rolled in the swell as fishers pulled huge nets bursting with tuna onto the deck then poured the catch down a loading hatch. But Melissa Cronin wasn’t there for the tuna. She was looking ...

A group that studies manta rays in Florida has shared disturbing footage of a high-speed vessel plowing over a large manta as it cruised near the surface beyond an inlet. “I was filming a manta ...

A juvenile manta ray named Ozzy was found dead near the Boynton Beach Inlet from a boat strike. Scientists are concerned that boat traffic in the narrow, fast-moving inlet may pose a threat to the ...

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 ...

*This story was originally published on Sept. 17, 2024. Today is World Manta Day, a day to celebrate these majestic marine creatures and raise awareness of the threats they’re facing. Swimming with ...

In “The Last Dive,” director Cody Sheehy follows Terry Kennedy, an ex-Hell’s Angel-turned manta ray conservationist, on a personal journey to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. After a stint in jail, Kennedy, a ...

Florida lawmakers are questioning the state's wildlife commission after an endangered giant manta ray was captured for Sea World Abu Dhabi. Advocates are also challenging the FWC's decision to allow a ...