Florida manatees expected to remain below endangered criteria despite Unusual Mortality Event
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it does not intend to make significant changes to the threatened status of the manatee species in Florida despite a notable increase in deaths ...
6 conservation champions named as DeHaan Finalists for 2025 Indianapolis Prize
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Prize named six conservationists as DeHaan Finalists for the 2025 award. The biennial award ...
The Florida manatee a ‘nonnative’? It’s been here for millennia | Opinion
A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to ...
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Manatee to keep lesser 'threatened' status, despite mass starvation in recent years
They plan to recognize the Florida manatee as a "threatened species" and the Antillean manatee as an "endangered" species. Currently, both are federally listed as a "threatened." ...
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Florida Manatees Retain Threatened Status Under New Federal Proposal, Despite Outcry for Greater Protection
Nearly 2,000 Florida manatees died in 2021 and 2022. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the sea cows’ plight does not ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife service proposes no listing change for Florida Manatee
On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule that would keep the Florida manatee at threatened and ...
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Florida manatees to keep ‘threatened’ tag
Meanwhile, the proposed rule would change the classification from threatened to endangered for what are known as Antillean manatees, which are found in Puerto Rico. Recommended Videos Florida ...
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Feds propose stricter ESA protections for some manatees
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 ...
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Manatees to keep ‘threatened’ tag
Meanwhile, the proposed rule would change the classification from threatened to endangered for what are known as Antillean manatees, which are found in Puerto Rico. Florida manatees for decades were ...