While subsistence hunting isn’t a major threat to the species, some fishermen still sell manatee meat illegally in nearby towns. 6 Bacuri weighed 22 pounds when he was rescued and taken to the ...

One such initiative is Viva o Peixe-Boi Marinho (Long Live the Sea Manatee), launched in 2013. The project focused on engaging the local community to end manatee hunting.

Hunting of Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) was banned nearly 60 years ago due to a significant population decline caused by the annual killing of 4,000 to 7,000 individuals between 1934 ...

Manatees are large aquatic mammals commonly known as sea cows. All three manatee species are listed as vulnerable to extinction due to a variety of threats including boat collisions, hunting and ...

The fishing community of Barra do Mamanguape on Brazil ’ s northeastern coast used to be a hunting site for manatees. But today, the villagers have turned to ecotourism and are now protecting ...

Federal wildlife officials are taking "unprecedented" action to slow Florida's record manatee die-off: They're going to feed the threatened species in a limited trial to help them survive the ...

Florida manatees for decades were considered endangered species, which can receive more protections than threatened species. But in 2017, federal officials reclassified Florida manatees as threatened.

A new study in PLOS ONE suggests Florida manatees might be more abundant now than ever before in North American human history. Some of the human-driven changes that now threaten them may have ...

Adult manatees are typically 9-10 feet long from snout to tail (2.7-3 meters) and weigh around 1,000 pounds (453.6.6 kilograms). however, they may grow to over 13 feet long (4 meters) and weigh ...

LARGO, Fla. — Humans weren't the only ones displaced by Hurricane Helene. Five manatees ended up in a pond on the property belonging to Serenity Memorial Gardens in Largo. So, on Friday, a team ...

A Pompano Beach manatee was spotted with a bike tire wrapped around its torso. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking for the public to help spot the ailing animal.

A very small, orphaned manatee calf is headed to Orlando for rehabilitation after being rescued Tuesday by concerned boaters and a fish and wildlife officer in the Florida Keys.