The Indianapolis Zoo announced the six DeHaan finalists for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize, celebrating individuals who conserve ...

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

The Florida manatee would continue to be recognized as threatened, while the Antillean manatee would be uplisted to endangered. Florida manatees are found along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied endangered status for the Florida manatee and proposed to protect the Antillean manatee of Puerto Rico as endangered. A 2022 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is accepting comments regarding the proposed expansion of 12 manatee zones around ...

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 ...

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." ...

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 ...

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 ...