A missing Bradenton woman, 18, is considered endangered, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say ...

Cameron Davidson In Florida, boaters and developers oppose manatee advocates (like Laura Combs with son Colson) on boating restrictions and the animal's endangered status. Cameron Davidson As a ...

But popularity can’t protect manatees from slipping toward extinction. Originally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1973, manatees have never truly recovered, as they must ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Police are searching for a Manatee County man who went missing Saturday and may be endangered. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Charles Wiggins ...

The manatee was downgraded from endangered to threatened in 2017 and will remain in that classification. Manatees are a protected species and it is illegal to feed, harass or harm them.

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 ...

and Vulnerable to Extinction (e.g. Amazonian Manatee). The Situation Today Life on Earth is disappearing with species hurtling towards extinction at an unprecedented rate. There are currently so ...

The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is an endangered subspecies of the West Indian manatee. These manatees face boat traffic and numerous other human threats as they navigate the warm ...