"[This] bill will reduce pressure." Florida lawmakers take action after aquarium ships off endangered manta ray to Abu Dhabi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – In July, we told you about a giant manta ray caught off Panama City Beach. The manta ray was sent to Sea ...

NINGALOO REEF, Australia (WTHR) — Divers in an Australian bay had an incredible encounter with a giant manta ray in need of help. The manta ray had fishing hooks stuck under its eye. It recognized the ...

Researchers from both the University of California, San Diego and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stepped forward this week with some exciting news: they’ve discovered the first ...

A manta ray nicknamed ''Freckles'' by locals in Australia figured out a way to get help when she got injured: approach some divers. Jack Whilton, an underwater photographer and guide, was diving with ...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- They’re known as one of the giants of the ocean. Manta rays can reach 28 feet across and one, a younger smaller one, was spotted off Pinellas County. “Manta Ray sightings are rare ...

It turns out reef manta rays are even more vulnerable than we thought—but scientists say we’re now in a better position to save them. Reef manta rays (pictured, an animal in Hawaii) are considered ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Many on Oahu’s North Shore are mourning the loss of a young manta ray known as “Blushing.” The manta ray apparently tangled itself in a boat’s anchor line in Waimea Bay, Marine ...