The new limits would restrict manta ray capture for aquarium display to one creature every two years. However, state ...

The majestic manta ray is an animal that has always captivated people. Its size and beauty are among the many characteristics ...

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

ORLANDO, Fla. — 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 ...

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 ...

Devil's Advocate: You don't have to be a diving demon to relish remarkable rays -- here's how. Courtesy of InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort Forget Miami Beach and Mexico — if you want to ...

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 ...

As Beth Faulkner bobbed up and down in the Maldives’ Hanifaru Bay, she did some quick mental math. “There’s probably about 100,” she said in reference to the number of reef manta rays swimming just ...

Source: Ken FUNAKOSHI, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license. New research documents manta rays moving their cephalic lobes — the modified fins on either side of their mouths ...

Wildlife vacations hold a top spot on many travelers’ bucket lists. Observing animals as they eat, play, and live in their natural habitats brings us closer to nature, highlighting how we’re all ...

Related video above: Large number of shark deaths have left "gaping hole" ocean ecosystemsA lucky photographer captured an amazing shot of a giant manta ray that leaped out of the water as he was ...