2. There are three species of manatee. All three species of manatee – the Amazonian manatee, West Indian manatee, and West African manatee – are considered vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of ...

Pressure group the Blue Planet Society, which campaigns to preserve ocean life, said it was shocking that a "supposedly protected West African manatee can be abused in such a public way".

a marine wildlife ecologist dedicated to African manatee conservation, founded the African Marine Manatee Conservation Organization in 2024. The non-profit’s vision is to make Africa’s coastal ...

WWF-West African Marine Ecoregion Programme today signed a new intergovernmental agreement to conserve the West African Manatee and Small Whales in Western Africa and Macaronesia. The conservation ...

Benin, Senegal, and Sierra Leone, on behalf of other range states, seek the transfer (“uplisting”) of the West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) from Appendix II to Appendix I. The species is ...

Manatee County voters have elected three new candidates and one incumbent to the seven-person Board of County Commissioners.

Marine wildlife ecologist dedicated to African manatee conservation, Dr. Kamla founded the African Marine Manatee Conservation Organization in 2024. The non-profit’s vision is to make Africa’s coastal ...

Dan West bested Charles Smith in the race to become Palmetto’s first new mayor in over a decade.

Millions of diverse voters have already cast ballots in the 2024 election in Florida. Here's what local voters are saying ...

Authorities estimate Hurricane Milton caused more than $250 million in damage to homes and businesses in unincorporated Manatee County. The county announced that preliminary damage assessments ...

not only in Manatee County, but across the state because we have to maintain these areas for future generations,” Robinson ...