The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus ... fishing practices threaten what little remains of their habitat. As with manatees, the dugong’s disappearance would signal the unraveling ...

The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) inhabits the coastal waters of the Caribbean Sea. Its two subspecies, the ...

A one-day manatee survey in Crystal River is the focal point of one episode of Jeff Corwin’s current series, “Extraordinary ...

The effort to better understand Florida’s sea cows is featured in episode 11 of this show, which airs on CBS April 26.

While the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, can be found as far west as Texas and travel as far north as Massachusetts during the summer months, the marine mammals cannot ...

Manatees can be seen across the Treasure Coast, including near former power plants. Despite the plants closings, the animals ...

When the West Indian manatee first earned endangered species protection ... siege as climate change and human population growth wreak havoc on the manatees' very specialized habitat. More than 2,000 ...

so it will be interesting to see if the use of habitat changes while they're going through any kind of construction phase," Brady said. Manatee health can be an important indicator of the Indian ...