manatees

During 2021 an unprecedented 937 manatees have died in Florida, more than double the five-year annual average only nine months into the year. The staggering loss represents 10% of the animal’s population in the state, estimated at 8,810.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is facing the threat of a lawsuit over an unprecedented die-off of more than 905 manatees in Florida this year.

The aquarium has been planning to open a manatee rehabilitation facility for years, but recent spikes in the marine mammals’ deaths have sped up the process.

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens released a male manatee Wednesday in St. Augustine.

More than 840 manatee deaths were recorded between Jan. 1 and July 2, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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Why has the Sunshine State emerged as a crucible of political conspiracy and extremism? Also, The Villages is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the country, pressuring development and the environment. And a symbol of Florida is in trouble.

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Sarasota Congressman Vern Buchanan is calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reinstate the manatee’s status as endangered, rather than threatened.

Federal officials have declared an unusual mortality event for the state's manatees. An investigation is underway as to why they're dying off so quickly. More than 700 manatees have died in Florida so far this year. That's more than double the average.

Scientists say a chemical commonly used to kill weeds is increasingly being found in the blood of Florida's threatened manatees. The concentration of glyphosate detected in their systems has increased from 2009 to 2019.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is calling a manatee die-off in the ailing Indian River Lagoon an Unusual Mortality Event.