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From the surface, all seems calm. Persistent armored catfish latch onto a manatee in Silver Glen Springs in Ocala National Forest, Florida, refusing to let go until shaken off. But Berchem knows ...

Florida manatees for decades were considered endangered species, which can receive more protections than threatened species. But in 2017, federal officials reclassified Florida manatees as threatened.

Manatees are slow-moving, seagrass-eating marine mammals. Florida manatees spend up to eight hours a day grazing on seagrasses and other marine or freshwater vegetation, consuming up to 10% of ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—Protections for Florida’s ailing manatees would remain unchanged under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal announced this week. The manatees would retain their listing as ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it does not intend to make significant changes to the threatened status of the manatee species in Florida, despite a notable increase in ...

It looks like federal regulators are rebuffing an effort to get the Florida ... manatees to be listed as endangered. Current estimates suggest as few as 250 manatees currently live around the island.

Federal wildlife officials Monday released a proposal that would continue to classify Florida manatees as a threatened species, after environmentalists argued they should be reclassified as ...

TALLAHASSEE — Federal wildlife officials Monday released a proposal that would continue to classify Florida manatees as a threatened species, after environmentalists argued they should be ...

TO 6 TODAY. THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IS EXPECTED TO SHARE MORE ON WHY THEY WANT TO CONTINUE CLASSIFYING FLORIDA MANATEES AS A THREATENED SPECIES >> NBC TWO'S MERCEDES MARTINEZ IS LOCAL ...

Two years ago, they had to toss manatees lettuce to keep them from starving. But this week, the feds balked at restoring "endangered" status to the Florida manatee. Instead, they plan to leave ...

Watercraft manatee deaths were up in 2024 as 96 sea cows were hit and killed by vessels in the Sunshine State. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, is reporting that 565 ...