A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to ...

After reviewing scientific and commercial data, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday proposed separate Endangered Species Act listings for two West Indian manatee subspecies.

Nearly 2,000 Florida manatees died in 2021 and 2022. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the sea cows’ plight does not ...

The West Indian manatee, of which the Florida manatee is a subspecies, is already considered threatened. However, some environmental groups hoped to have the Florida manatee uplisted as an ...

Florida is at the northern end of the West Indian manatee's winter range and these warm-water habitats play an important role in their survival during the winter months. Florida manatees can be ...

Under the Endangered Species Act, the West Indian manatee was considered to be threatened, but now wildlife experts are subdividing the group into two subspecies, each with its own unique designation.

While a unique situation, seeing a West Indian manatee, or sea cow, in North Carolina isn't as rare as most people think. But as an endangered marine mammal, officials stress people have to be ...

After being listed as an endangered species since 1973, the West Indian manatee, of which the Florida manatee is a subspecies, was reclassified from endangered to threatened by the U.S. Fish and ...

So, there is a Florida manatee and an Antillean manatee, and both are subspecies of the overarching West Indian manatee. "The Florida manatee was wrongfully downlisted in 2017 and that didn't take ...

which are found in Puerto Rico. A new state report shows that 565 manatees died in 2024 in Florida. Here were the counties with the most manatee deaths: ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service announced its final rule downlisting the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened in 2017. In 2022, the petition to upgrade their status was filed by The Center ...