It’s possible you’ve seen West Indian manatees along coastal and riverine areas and been enticed to pet them, but you shouldn’t. West Indian manatees were listed under the federal Endangered ...

The North American east coast, including Florida, is home to West Indian manatee. The Amazonian manatee can be found in the Amazon River, while the African manatee lives along the west coast and ...

The stamp, illustrated by Nancy Wright, shows a gray-green West Indian manatee “placidly lolling underwater near the surface,” according to the Postal Service website.

Can you see manatees in the Gulf of Mexico? The type of manatee found in Florida is called the Florida manatee, which is a sub-species of the West Indian manatee.

From now until March, hundreds of West Indian manatees will be making their way to the warmer spring waters in and around Crystal River.

The bill stipulates that the West Indian manatee will be treated as an endangered species according to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. This means that the manatee will receive legal protection ...

The West Indian manatee is a gentle, plant-eating giant sometimes known as a sea cow that normally lives in the warmer waters of the Southeastern states and the Caribbean.

With the halfway point of the year approaching, manatees are on pace to have the most yearly watercraft deaths in the past 10 years.

Federal wildlife officials will consider whether manatees should be classified as an endangered species, pointing to issues such as loss of seagrass that serves as a key food source for the animals.