Mar 14, 2025 · Given the extreme number of manatee mortalities along the Atlantic coast during the UME, there was growing support for uplisting the species to endangered once again.

Aug 25, 2025 · Roughly 90 percent of listed species are now in danger at least partly because the places they’ve lived have disappeared or been altered because of threats such as climate …

While manatees don't have any true natural predators, they have still become endangered. There are three manatee species worldwide – West Indian, West African, and Amazonian.

Mar 20, 2024 · Are manatees endangered? The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the World Wide Fund for Nature classify manatees as " vulnerable." But the WWF says …

Feb 27, 2025 · Florida's manatees will likely remain a threatened species. Federal environmental regulators won't recommended increasing their protections as an endangered species.

Jan 16, 2025 · Florida manatees were formerly considered endangered until they were delisted and labeled threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2017. In 2022, experts piloted a …

Jan 13, 2025 · Nearly 2,000 manatees died in just 2021 and 2022 combined. This two-year record represents more than 20% of all manatees in Florida. State and federal agencies are also …

Aug 23, 2024 · Explore the challenges manatees face, from habitat loss to red tides, and learn how Marine Conservation Institute is working to protect these gentle giants through marine …

May 1, 2025 · Florida’s gentle sea cows, the manatees, are facing a multitude of challenges that threaten their very existence. These docile marine mammals, once abundant in Florida’s warm …

The Florida manatee is a gentle giant of coastal Florida, lumbering in warm shallow waters during the dry winter months, and reaching vast distances in the Gulf of Mexico during the warmer …