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Thanks in part to strong legal protections under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), no manatee populations, nor any other marine mammal species, have gone extinct. For more than 50 years, the ...

After a record 1,100 manatees died last year in Florida, environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to force federal wildlife officials to upgrade habitat protections. The Center for ...

The director of science and conservation for Save the Manatee Club writes that amendments being considered to the federal Marine Mammal Protection Art could seriously hurt Florida’s manatees.

Gentle and playful marine mammals, Florida manatees have come to represent the amazing biodiversity of Florida. With their large size, slow-moving nature, and fondness of seagrass, it's easy to see ...