The West Indian manatee is far less in danger of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts.
The U.S. department of the interior announced on Thursday the downlisting of the manatee from “endangered” to “threatened,” following work by Caribbean countries, Florida, and states along the East Coast.
A Florida census found that the manatee now numbers more than 6,000 — compared to just a few hundred in the 1970s. The agency believes that there may be between 8,000 to 13,000 manatees left in the wild.
The manatee population benefited from measures over the years such as retrofitting water control devices, to reduce the likelihood of water gates accidentally closing on — and killing — manatees. Read more…
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