Manatees are one of the most loved animals in the world, and with good reason. These gentle sea mammals are friendly, ...

In a heartening moment for Florida's wildlife community, a young manatee named "Churro" was released back into the wild at Blue Spring State Park.

Community Votes Bring the West Indian Manatee to Life in LG's Endangered Species Awareness Campaign. NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 25, 2025 / The latest animal in LG Electronics USA's ...

W hen the West Indian manatee first earned endangered species protection in the early 1970s, the gentle and sociable marine mammals were critically close to extinction, with only a few hundred of the ...

Florida is at the northern end of the West Indian manatee's winter range and these warm-water habitats play an important role in their survival during the winter months.

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.

A record 1,100 Florida manatees died in 2021, most from starvation due to seagrass loss in the Indian River Lagoon. But USFWS had already decided in 2017 to downlist manatees from endangered to ...

The West Indian manatee, of which the Florida manatee is a subspecies, was downlisted in 2017 from endangered to threatened. Nearly 2,000 manatees died in Florida in 2021 and 2022—a two-year record.

The African manatee is also unusual because, unlike the West Indian and Amazonian manatees, its diet includes a healthy helping of mollusks and fish. The IUCN Red List considers all manatee ...

They have now been divided in accordance with the real geographic range of the manatees,” she said. The changes include renaming the West Indian manatee to the American manatee, ...

The clinic is not only focused on manatee protection, however. “This is just one of quite a few projects,” Hollingsworth said. “It’s quite a range related to both wildlife and captive ...

Where to see manatees this winter: West Palm Beach's Manatee Lagoon holds kickoff celebration But a move to alternative energies to mitigate climate change means many of those warm water releases ...