For years, manatee populations have been negatively impacted by many factors. Here's what to know about the mammal's current ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies are searching for a missing 11-year-old in Manatee County. Paul Lamar Speaks reportedly ...

a manatee mother swims up to cave diver Klaus Thymann, who captured stunning footage and images of these endangered mammals living in a unique, under-explored habitat. Unfortunately, this manatee ...

A manatee discovered in the Tar River near Greenville’s wastewater facility was rescued Monday morning and is in the care of ...

But popularity can’t protect manatees from slipping toward extinction. Originally listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1973, manatees have never truly recovered, as they must ...

Their habitat hasn’t been updated since they were originally protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1976. “Manatees have waited nearly 15 years for the Fish and Wildlife Service to fulfill its ...

Manatees are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift could pose a new threat ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is working to find a missing and endangered 11-year-old boy who was last seen around 6 p.m. on Monday. Paul Lamar Speaks left his home after ...

Home to 27 endangered and threatened species ... Federal wildlife officials announced Thursday that the West Indian manatee, which once drifted close to extinction, will be reclassified as ...

Manatees are protected in Texas under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, making it illegal to harass, hunt, capture, or kill manatees. Last year ...

Manatees were listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. By the early 1990s, the manatee population in Florida had dwindled to less than 1,300. In 2017, manatees were ...