Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little known and at risk aquatic mammals.

Pressure group the Blue Planet Society, which campaigns to preserve ocean life, said it was shocking that a "supposedly protected West African manatee can be abused in such a public way".

Manatee species, such as the African manatee and the Antillean manatee, continue to be poached by humans. As a result, these species are difficult to observe in the wild and may adapt by foraging ...

Also, the African manatee has come under pressure over the decades from poaching and shrinking habitats, but one Cameroonian biologist has been working to improve the chances of the shy freshwater ...

WWF-West African Marine Ecoregion Programme today signed a new intergovernmental agreement to conserve the West African Manatee and Small Whales in Western Africa and Macaronesia. The conservation ...

The Antillean manatee in Puerto Rico is at risk, the Fish and Wildlife Service found. The Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday sounded a louder alarm for the Antillean manatee and called for its ...

The Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative is launching an initiative to amplify the voices of artists of African descent and ... from Jan. 15 to Feb. 25 at the Manatee Performing Arts Center.

Aristide Takoukam Kamla (L), a marine biologist, researcher and conservationist specialising in the African manatee, talks to tourists and other biologists on a boat in Dizangue, on December 10 ...

African manatees are found in fresh water along ... Only a few years ago, manatees were still being served in the village restaurant. Manatee hunting is now outlawed, and the dish has vanished ...