A surge in boat strikes has killed several manatees in Florida rivers, prompting officials to urge boater caution.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pollution from human waste is putting pressure on Jacksonville's waterways and threatening the survival of manatees across the ...

This year’s International Manatee Day coincides with Labor Day, one of the most hazardous holidays for the threatened species ...

In the wild, Florida’s manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. Now advocates worry about the potential peril that manatees may encounter ...

The state of Florida is in violation of the Endangered Species Act and must develop a plan for addressing the pollution that led in recent years to an unprecedented die-off of manatees, a federal ...

Manatees are an endangered species in Florida’s waters. One was rescued this week after it was found with hook in its mouth. This is not that manatee. FWC photo An endangered manatee found living with ...

Considering that the effects of the Trump administration's changes to the Endangered Species Act remain to be seen at the time of this writing, we leave this claim unrated. In July 2026, a claim ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied endangered status for the Florida manatee and proposed to protect the Antillean manatee of Puerto Rico as endangered. A 2022 ...

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Federal officials said recent counts of the manatee population in Florida show that their numbers have stabilized and don't warrant upgrading their status to endangered — at least for now. "We ...

In the wild, Florida’s manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. Now advocates worry about the potential peril that manatees may encounter ...