Florida manatees average 9-12 feet (2.7-3.7 meters ... from Ponce Inlet to Jupiter Inlet. It is a critical habitat for manatees, which feed on native seagrass meadows in the lagoon during their ...

And in 2024, under a legal agreement secured by the Center and allies, the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to protect 1.9 million acres of critical habitat for Florida manatees and about 78,000 for ...

The federal government could expand critical habitats for manatees in Florida. The Fish and Wildlife Service says it ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has created a manatee refuge for all of Kings Bay, the site of the animal’s largest winter habitat in Florida. For decades, tourists have come to Crystal River ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed a revised critical habitat plan that would protect 1,904,191 acres of critical habitat for the Florida manatee, as well as ...

In addition to expanding the Florida manatee’s critical habitat to 1,904,191 acres, up from the current 965,394 acres, the ...

Manatees are a bit like the Sunshine State's transplants: they recently moved there, attracted by the warm weather and human ...

Braden River High School JROTC cadets volunteer for Manatee County Habitat for Humanity. They work on refurbishing a home ...

The gentle, slow-moving Florida manatee has no natural predators. And yet, these charismatic mammals face numerous threats.