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.
A study by the Nature Conservancy found mangroves averted $1.5 billion in storm damage during Hurricane Irma.
The Nature Coast has largely avoided challenges faced by other areas that have seen significant reductions in seagrass.
The study predicts that protecting at-risk seagrass meadows could avert climate damages valued in excess of $200 billion.
Nearly 2,000 manatees died in the state in 2021 and 2022, a two-year record.
In 2013, 8% of the bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon died.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently declined to upgrade the protection level of Florida’s manatees.
For the first time since 1997, the Sanctuary is updating its regulations, marine zones and management plan.
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 ...
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