The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) and West African manatee (T. senegalensis) spend their lives on the cusp between salt and fresh water.

DESCRIPTION: West Indian manatees are large, gray-brown aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle-shaped tail. They have two flippers with three to four nails on each, and their ...

Understanding Manatee Behavior Manatees dedicate much of their day to resting, traveling, and feeding. Despite their impressive size—adults average six feet in length and weigh around 1,000 ...

Our Habitat continues our series on Jamaica's endangered species with a look this week at the West Indian Manatee. ALSO called the sea cow, the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) is ...

Although three different manatees are found around the world ― the West Indian (found here), the African manatee and the Amazonian manatee ― only one subspecies is found here.

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 critical habitat in the state would expand to nearly 2 million acres in the first update since the West Indian manatee was protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1976.

Although three different manatees are found around the world ― the West Indian (found here), the African manatee and the Amazonian manatee ― only one subspecies is found here.

Originally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1973, manatees have never truly recovered. The Fish and Wildlife Service announced its final rule downlisting the West Indian ...

This is the first USPS manatee stamp since 1996, and will sport a West Indian manatee on the front -- a breed that lives in Florida's inland waterways.

What happened? After reviewing scientific and commercial data, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday proposed separate Endangered Species Act listings for two West Indian manatee subspecies.