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Symbolic adoptions of real-life manatees from Save the Manatee Club can help address seagrass loss and prevent starvation-related manatee deaths.

Miami, Feb 1 (EFE).- The US Fish and Wildlife Service is being sued for not acting to halt the destruction of manatee habitat in Florida, one of the plaintiffs – the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) – said Tuesday. The non-profit organization based in St. Petersburg, Florida, filed the lawsuit in District of Columbia District …

Center for Biological Diversity: More Than 1,100 Manatees Died in 2021, Largely Due to Polluted Waters

An update on the gentle—and threatened—herbivores that winter in Florida

For the first time, the city's police oversight office is now fully staffed.

Florida's manatees are in so much trouble that wildlife officials are considering an unprecedented intervention — feeding them. It is currently illegal to feed manatees, which are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978. But many have died of starvation.

The new commission aimed at protecting the public from police officers who have crossed the line is facing delays with many key jobs remaining unfilled.

Manatees typically gather toward warmer water, but with temperatures in the 50s across Central Florida, environmentalists say they are staying far away from where the food is and as a result, starving.

Manatees typically gather toward warmer water, but with temperatures in the 50s across Central Florida, environmentalists say they are staying far away from where the food is and as a result, starving.

Feeding manatees is a desperate move but Florida doesn't have many good options.