Florida-based attorney Ragan Whitlock said in a statement that the reclassification for the Antillean manatee was “great news.” She recognized that Florida manatees wouldn’t have the same ...

Critical habitat for the Florida and the Antillean manatee is being addressed through a separate action proposed in 2024. The comment period for that proposed critical habitat designation is until ...

So, there is a Florida manatee and an Antillean manatee, and both are subspecies of the overarching West Indian manatee. "The Florida manatee was wrongfully downlisted in 2017 and that didn't take ...

The Trump administration's government-wide staff cuts threaten federally protected manatees in a Florida national wildlife ...

Ragan Whitlock, a Florida-based attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement Monday that it was "great news" the Antillean manatee would be classified as endangered.

The Antillean manatee is now proposed for endangered status. "This is one small, late step forward for Puerto Rico's Antillean manatees, but a wasted opportunity for the recovery and protection of ...

READ: Manatee Deaths Lawsuit Against Florida DEP To Proceed To Trial The proposed rule also establishes separate ...

The proposed rule does call for the Puerto Rico population of manatees to be listed as endangered. The new regulations split off what had previously been called the West Indian manatee. Current ...

Ragan Whitlock, a Florida-based attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement Monday that it was “great news” the Antillean manatee would be classified as endangered.

Manatee species, such as the African manatee and the Antillean manatee, continue to be poached by humans. As a result, these species are difficult to observe in the wild and may adapt by foraging ...