Manatees
A relative of the elephant, manatees are totally aquatic, herbivorous mammals of the family Trichechidae. This group arose 15–20 million years ago during the Miocene period, a time w...
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Wildlife officials should hold off before deciding whether to downgrade the manatee's status from endangered to threatened, Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservatio...
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MIAMI (Reuters) - The number of endangered manatees
that died in Florida waters last year dropped by 24 percent,
according to preliminary report issued Monday by the state's
Fish and Wildlife Cons...
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Developers will no longer be allowed to bury gopher tortoises alive during construction under a moratorium approved Wednesday by state wildlife commissioners.Also Wednesday, Florida Fish and Wildli...
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Manatees
Crist urges delay on manatee decision
