Manatees’ defenders score a major court victory. But hundreds are still dying
The leaders of the state’s environmental protection efforts can’t drag their heels any longer.
The leaders of the state’s environmental protection efforts can’t drag their heels any longer.
The government must adequately staff the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge to stop harm to manatees.
An environmental group filed a notice of intent to sue over staffing at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.
Craig Pittman's latest book, “Welcome to Florida," chronicles the absurdity of the state's politics and culture.
Nearly 2,000 manatees died in the state in 2021 and 2022, a two-year record.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently declined to upgrade the protection level of Florida’s manatees.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service said the sea cows’ plight does not fit the definition of endangered.
A proposal from the US Fish and Wildlife Service would revise critical habitat protections for the first time in nearly 50 ...
Manatees are eating less seagrass – traditionally their primary food source – and more algae than in decades past.
Critical habitat would expand to nearly 2 million acres in the first update since the West Indian manatee was protected ...
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