Researchers discovered a lack of archaeological or historical evidence that this species lived in this area early on.

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Under the Endangered Species Act, the West Indian manatee was considered to be threatened, but now wildlife experts are subdividing the group into two subspecies, each with its own unique designation.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The West Indian manatee, of which the Florida manatee is a subspecies, is already considered threatened. However, some environmental groups hoped to have the Florida ...

The case was confirmed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

“The center of those problems was in the Indian River Lagoon, where over the years, they’ve had these problems with all these algal blooms,” FWC manatee veterinarian Martine de Wit said.

So, there is a Florida manatee and an Antillean manatee, and both are subspecies of the overarching West Indian manatee. "The Florida manatee was wrongfully downlisted in 2017 and that didn't take ...

“The center of those problems was in the Indian River Lagoon, where over the years, they’ve had these problems with all these algal blooms,” FWC manatee veterinarian Martine de Wit said. “And that ...