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.

Antillean manatees range from Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and ... petition to restore the West Indian manatee’s endangered status ...

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

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.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — 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 ...

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 ...

Multan: Kevin Sinclair led a West Indian spin trio to give the tourists a sniff of a series-levelling win in the second Test Sunday with Pakistan on the ropes at 76-4 after day two in Multan.

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 ...

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 ...