After reviewing scientific and commercial data, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday proposed separate Endangered Species Act listings for two West Indian manatee subspecies.

The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1983 to protect the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West ...

See also:GALLERY: Lee County bobcat released after lengthy recovery This is the first USPS manatee stamp since 1996, and will sport a West Indian manatee on the front -- a breed that lives in ...

The North American east coast, including Florida, is home to West Indian manatee. The Amazonian manatee can be found in the Amazon River, while the African manatee lives along the west coast and ...

The stamp, illustrated by Nancy Wright, shows a gray-green West Indian manatee “placidly lolling underwater near the surface,” according to the Postal Service website. Here are all the deets ...

Several conservation groups announced Tuesday that they’re planning to sue federal wildlife officials, citing a failure to protect the West Indian manatee following ...

González García, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that reclassifying the West Indian manatee from threatened to endangered may be warranted. Today’s decision, known as a 90-day ...

While a unique situation, seeing a West Indian manatee, or sea cow, in North Carolina isn't as rare as most people think. But as an endangered marine mammal, officials stress people have to be ...

While West Indian manatees are most commonly seen, Florida manatees could also be spotted. Manatee species commonly travel during colder months to warmer waters around the Southeast.

Mote also mentions online the rumor that manatees were brought here to feed rail workers a century or so ago, and that they're called West Indian manatees because the come from the west part of ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the coming months will round up manatee data and decide whether the West Indian manatee species should be given bolstered protections under the federal ...

Watch out for massive piles of manatees at local beaches this summer as mating season for the sea cow has arrived. These gentle herbivores get lost in love during the summer months, and they're ...