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Home > Programs and Policy > Wildlife Conservation > Imperiled Species > Florida Manatee

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  • Imperiled Species
    • Florida Manatee
      • Background and Recovery
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Defenders' Experts

  • Elizabeth Fleming
  • Laurie Ann Macdonald
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Media Contacts

Please direct media inquiries to:

  • Cat Lazaroff
  • Christine Merker

Florida Manatee Publications and Facts

Florida Manatee Fact Sheet - includes  video clip of manatee's eating

Save the Manatee Club's Manatee Protection Tips for Divers and Swimmers

Maps and Information about Manatee Refuges and Sanctuaries

USFWS Federal Manatee Refuges and Sanctuaries

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Manatee Safe Havens and Speed Zones

Mortality Information

Florida Wildlife Commisssion Website on Manatee Mortality Statistics

Media and Press Releases

St. Petersburg Times article on harassment (3/23/07)

Press release: Long Term Prospects for Manatee Recovery Look Grim, According To New Data Released By Federal Government (3/29/2003)

Multimedia

Florida Manatee Harassment video on YouTube

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Documents

Record of Decision on Incidental Take Regulation (5/5/03)


Florida Everglades

Defenders in Your World

Success Story

Victory for Cook Inlet Belugas

In October of 2008, Cook Inlet beluga whales were finally listed as endangered.

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Related Information

Press Releases

Rodger Schlickeisen's Statement on Gov. Crist's manatee letter (9/11/2007)

Governor Jeb Bush Receives Failing Grade on Protection of His "Favorite Mammal" (10/17/2002)

Manatee Coalition Returns to Court to Prevent Further Manatee Deaths (10/15/2002)

Defenders Magazine Articles

The Hot Ten (Fall 2006)

Heeding the Sirens' Song (Spring 2004)

Wildlife Fact Sheets

Manatee

Publications

Reducing the Impact of Global Warming on Wildlife (May 2008)

Endangered Species Rewards (December 2007)

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