Federal officials propose keeping Florida manatees listed as 'threatened' and boost a subspecies of sea cows in the Caribbean ...

But a video of the West Indian manatee has led to public outcry. Manatees, nicknamed "sea cows," are protected under US law, and anyone found guilty of harassing them faces up to a year in prison ...

There are three species of manatee. All three species of manatee – the Amazonian manatee, West Indian manatee, and West African manatee – are considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of ...