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In Florida, Manatee Deaths Edge Up Slightly in 2025

The beloved sea cows still face many threats, but deaths this year were not as high as in 2021 and 2022, when conservation groups say a record die-off claimed 20 percent of the population.

By Amy Green

Kayakers paddle near a group of manatees on March 22 in Crystal River, Fla. Credit: Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images
A Florida manatee is seen at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Keith Ramos/USFWS

Trump Administration Faces Legal Action Over Federal Cuts’ Impact on Manatees

By Amy Green

A Florida manatee swims at the Three Sisters Springs wildlife refuge in Crystal River, Fla. Credit: Dave Fleetham/Design Pics Editorial via Getty Images

Florida Manatees Retain Threatened Status Under New Federal Proposal, Despite Outcry for Greater Protection

By Amy Green

From Displacing Alligators to Stranding Manatees, How Hurricanes Disrupt Wildlife

By Kiley Price

Parrot Heads crowd Mobile's streets to celebrate the life of Jimmy Buffett. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News.

Protecting Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett, Bama and the Fight to Save the Manatee

By Lee Hedgepeth

A manatee is seen in the Homosassa River in Florida with "TRUMP" inscribed in the algae on its back. Credit: Hailey Warrington

Warming Trends: A Manatee with ‘Trump’ on its Back, a Climate Version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and an Arctic Podcast

By Katelyn Weisbrod

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