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A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week

The U.S. House of Representatives unexpectedly canceled a vote on a bill that would defang the Endangered Species Act.

By Kiley Price

Florida manatees gather at a refuge on Jan. 21 in Crystal Springs, Fla. Credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
Kayakers paddle near a group of manatees on March 22 in Crystal River, Fla. Credit: Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images

In Florida, Manatee Deaths Edge Up Slightly in 2025

By Amy Green

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 mother manatee swims with a calf near Palm Beach, Fla. Credit: Sam Farkas/NOAA

Federal Judge Orders Florida to Address Pollution That Led to Manatee Deaths

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

A manatee swims in the Haulover Canal waterway on June 4 in Mims, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Unprecedented Numbers of Florida Manatees Have Died in Recent Years. New Habitat Protections Could Help Them

By Amy Green

A manatee swims in a recovery pool at the David A. Straz Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center in ZooTampa at Lowry Park in Tampa, Florida, on January 19, 2021. Red tides caused by human use of fertilizers, loss of food in their natural habitat and collision with boats are the main causes of manatee deaths. Credit: Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images.

Fish and Wildlife Service to Consider Restoring Manatee’s Endangered Status

By Amy Green

Sea World employees prepare a sling for Corleone, a rehabilitated manatee, to be released to his original home at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Florida on Jan. 17, 2022. Credit: Zack Wittman for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Nursing Florida’s Ailing Manatees Back to Health

By Amy Green, WMFE

A manatee swims in the Homosassa River on Oct. 5, 2021 in Homosassa, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Habitat Protections for Florida’s Threatened Manatees Get an Overdue Update

By Amy Green, WMFE

A manatee swims among seagrass in the Homosassa River on Oct. 5, 2021 in Homosassa, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Saving Starving Manatees Will Mean Saving This Crucial Lagoon Habitat

By Amy Green

The vast majority of manatee deaths have been in the Indian River Lagoon, a biological diverse east coast estuary that has been plagued with water quality problems and widespread seagrass losses. Photo Courtesy of The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Florida’s Majestic Manatees Are Starving to Death

By Amy Green

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