Manatees: News Releases

July 22, 2009  MANATEES’ FRAGILE FATE MIRRORS NATIONAL WILDLIFE PERIL — Senate Confirmation Hearing Today for Fish & Wildlife Service Director

July 15, 2009  MOVE TO END HARASSMENT OF FLORIDA MANATEES — Legal Filing to Outlaw Manatee “Swim-With” Dives by 100,000 Tourists Annually

January 22, 2008  LAWSUIT TO FORCE FLORIDA MANATEE OVERSIGHT RECORD RELEASE — Boating Speed Limits, Warning Signs and Swim-With Harassment at Issue

June 14, 2007  FLORIDA’S NEW MANATEE PLAN STILL FALLS FAR SHORT — Second Attempt to Justify Reduced Manatee Protections Has Gaping Holes

April 9, 2007  MANATEE PROTECTIONS TO BE CUT UNDER BUSH PLAN — Down-Listing Comes Despite Record Number of Manatee Fatalities in 2006

January 11, 2007  FLORIDA PLAN DIMS PROSPECTS FOR MANATEE SURVIVAL — State Lowers Protections Despite Record Deaths and Projected Population Decline