The Trump administration’s government-wide staff cuts threaten federally protected manatees in a Florida national wildlife refuge established for the purpose of safeguarding the beloved sea cows, ...

The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and the Antillean manatee, which can be found throughout the Caribbean, are both subspecies of the West Indian manatee.

The federal agency said the Florida manatee’s population had stabilized at between 8,350 and 11,730 animals, although the proposal called for the Antillean manatee, a separate subspecies, to be ...

On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule that would keep the Florida manatee at threatened and uplist the Antillean manatee, another west Indian subspecies, to ...

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 ...

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

On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule that would keep the Florida manatee at threatened and uplist the Antillean manatee, another west Indian subspecies, to ...

Florida manatees are found along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts and in northern parts of the Caribbean from the Bahamas to Turks and Caicos. Antillean manatees frequent the north ...

Florida manatees are typically larger and heavier than the Antillean manatee. Each has distinct ranges, face different threats, and require unique conservation efforts.

Eighty-nine manatee deaths were recorded in Lee County waters, often the site of many sea cow deaths. Lee County is typically among the top counties in the state when it comes to manatee boat deaths.