
Manatees are removed from endangered species list
The U.S. Department of the Interior downlisted the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened.

The U.S. Department of the Interior downlisted the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened.
A vote on whether to relax protections for manatees in Miami-Dade County to clear the way for more docks to be built on key waterways
The Marine Industries Association of Florida recently issued an alert to its members concerning the Army Corps of Engineers’ plans to install a Manatee Protection
Manatees that travel the Intracoastal and other waterways in Broward County, Fla., will receive additional protection under an updated rule passed Wednesday by the Florida
In what is believed to be the first federal criminal prosecution in Florida for striking and killing a manatee with a boat, a Merritt Island
Florida biologists counted an all-time-high number of manatees during the annual synoptic survey the week of Jan. 11. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute documented 429 manatee carcasses in state waters in 2009. Of those,
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute have recorded a record 419 manatee carcasses in state waters this
Boats are the primary threat to manatees, and about 90 percent of the manatees killed by humans were a result of boat strikes, according to
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute documented 337 manatee carcasses in state waters in 2008, which is below the

The U.S. Department of the Interior downlisted the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened.
A vote on whether to relax protections for manatees in Miami-Dade County to clear the way for more docks to be built on key waterways
The Marine Industries Association of Florida recently issued an alert to its members concerning the Army Corps of Engineers’ plans to install a Manatee Protection
Manatees that travel the Intracoastal and other waterways in Broward County, Fla., will receive additional protection under an updated rule passed Wednesday by the Florida
In what is believed to be the first federal criminal prosecution in Florida for striking and killing a manatee with a boat, a Merritt Island
Florida biologists counted an all-time-high number of manatees during the annual synoptic survey the week of Jan. 11. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute documented 429 manatee carcasses in state waters in 2009. Of those,
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute have recorded a record 419 manatee carcasses in state waters this
Boats are the primary threat to manatees, and about 90 percent of the manatees killed by humans were a result of boat strikes, according to
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute documented 337 manatee carcasses in state waters in 2008, which is below the