World Manta Ray Day is dedicated to celebrating manta and devil rays - while also raising awareness about the threats they ...

Manta rays are large, harmless creatures that feed by filtering plankton as they glide through open water. In contrast, ...

If you were swimming in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean or the Pacific and saw a vast, shadowy shape gliding beneath you, ...

The state’s wildlife agency made the change after the July capture of a manta ray for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi sparked outrage.

The Last Dive' Director talks about manta rays, writing documentaries, and screening at the Camden Intl. Film Festival.

In the wake of the uproar over the state allowing a black bear hunt, fate of another creature now is inflaming environmental ...

These animals were captured two years before the July seizure of another manta ray in Florida waters was documented in a ...

In a letter to lawmakers Friday, the head of Florida’s wildlife commission said the agency would “revisit” its policies allowing companies to capture protected marine species for aquariums after a ...

The state wildlife agency allowing the capture of a threatened species is “inconsistent with Florida’s own legacy of marine ...

In July, we told you about a giant manta ray caught off Panama City Beach. The manta ray was sent to Sea World Abu Dhabi after the FWC issued a permit for its capture. Two years ago, according to the ...

Two years before its controversial videotaped capture of a giant manta ray last month, a Florida company seized two more of ...

The World Manta Day Festival will be held at the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa from noon to 7 p.m., Sept. 6, against the ...