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".

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

West received 3,436 votes, or 63% while Smith won about 1,986 votes, or around 36.5%. Scott Whitaker also defeated incumbent ...

As it gets cooler outside, the FWC is reminding boaters to watch out for manatees as they migrate to warmer waters.

It is home to the largest population of elephants in West Africa and most of the large mammals typical of the region, such as the African Manatee, cheetah, lion and leopard. It also harbours the only ...

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

Route 99 southbound service will end at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Routes 6 (Cortez) and 3 (Manatee Avenue) will run their normal east-west routes except for service to Anna Maria ...

The 16,000-square-foot Manatee Lagoon FPL Eco-Discovery Center is one of the best free attractions in West Palm Beach. It features hands-on exhibits and a dedicated area for viewing manatees up ...

Hurricane Rafael both intensified and shifted farther west, lessening the expected impact of the storm on the Sarasota-Bradenton area, according to the latest briefing from the National Weather ...