TALLAHASSEE — Federal wildlife officials Monday released a proposal that would continue to classify Florida manatees as a threatened species, after environmentalists argued they should be reclassified ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A proposal released on Monday by federal wildlife officials included that they would continue referring to Florida manatees as a “threatened” species, a reclassification that dates ...

Federal wildlife officials Monday released a proposal that would continue to classify Florida manatees as a threatened species, after environmentalists argued they should be reclassified as endangered ...

TALLAHASSEE — Federal wildlife officials Monday released a proposal that would continue to classify Florida manatees as a threatened species, after environmentalists argued they should be reclassified ...

Poorly managed wildlife tourism poses major threats to the survival of endangered species globally. For marine mammals, chronically high levels of boat-based tourism can disrupt behaviors and have ...

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 ...

Environmental agencies, NGOs and local fishing communities have joined forces to create a network to respond to emergencies involving stranded Antillean manatees. Cattle ranching and marsh draining ...

Federal wildlife officials Monday released a proposal that would continue to classify Florida manatees as a threatened species, after environmentalists argued they should be reclassified as endangered ...

It would be one of the biggest critical habitats designated under the Endangered Species Act. The federally protected Florida manatee’s designated critical habitat would double to more than 1.9 ...

Two years ago, they had to toss manatees lettuce to keep them from starving. But this week, the feds balked at restoring "endangered" status to the Florida manatee. Instead, they plan to leave them at ...

Recent news articles and broadcasts have drawn on a 2024 University of South Florida study to claim that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida’s west coast in the 1950s. These ...