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Florida Department of Environmental Protection ask court to halt ruling requiring manatee protections

Requirements include temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the Indian River Lagoon area.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida June 2, 2025July 12, 2025

Requirements include temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the Indian River Lagoon area.

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Federal judge orders Florida DEP take steps to protect manatees after violating Endangered Species Act

The order came after his ruling that the state violated the Endangered Species Act in the northern Indian River Lagoon

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida May 20, 2025June 18, 2025

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This rare Crystal River spring home comes with some of the best views of manatees in Florida

by Colin Wolf March 7, 2025

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Florida manatees will remain a threatened species, says federal wildlife officials

Florida manatees for decades were considered endangered species, which can receive more protections than threatened species.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida January 13, 2025May 20, 2025

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Feds looking to expand ‘critical habitat’ areas for Florida manatees

The federal government classifies manatees as a “threatened” species, and the sea cows drew widespread attention in 2021 when a record 1,100 died.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida September 24, 2024April 20, 2025

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Florida manatee deaths decreased by nearly half in 2023

20 percent of deaths in 2023 stemmed from a red-tide bloom in Southwest Florida.

by News Service of Florida January 29, 2024September 20, 2024

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After record deaths, Florida set to create ‘seasonal’ manatee protections

Watercraft account for 9 percent of the deaths this year, the same as at this point in 2021.

by News Service of Florida September 23, 2022February 3, 2025

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‘The eyes of the world are on us’: Florida officials look to prevent another year of record manatee deaths

The number of deaths this year is estimated to be about one-sixth of the population of manatees in the waters of the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida December 16, 2021August 3, 2023

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