Florida manatee

Environmental Groups Ask for Manatees to Be Reclassified as ‘Endangered’ Again

Five conservation groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Nov. 21 to reclassify the manatee from threatened to endangered status because the mammal’s population is rapidly declining, largely due ...

November 21, 2022BY Jannis Falkenstern
DeSantis Pledges $30 Million to Protect Florida Manatees

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged $30 million toward the rescue, rehabilitation, and habitat restoration of Florida manatees. ...

May 2, 2022BY Jannis Falkenstern
Feeding Program for Manatees Is Winding Down

PUNTA GORDA, Florida–The program to feed lettuce to starving manatees is scaling down as the weather gets warmer, ...

March 24, 2022BY Jannis Falkenstern
Florida’s Manatees Aren’t Endangered Anymore (Video)

Since first being listed as endangered, the manatee population has rebounded to over 6,600 individuals.

March 31, 2017BY Epoch Video