What is a Florida Manatee and please tell you about it and its habitat and everything?
The Florida Manatee is also known as a Sea Cow. The Manatee is a mammal that belongs to the Sirenia species. The Sirenia is thought to have evolved from four legged land animals over 60 million years ago, with the closest relative being an elephant. Manatees are mainly herbivores and they inhabit (warm)shallow, marshy costal areas and rivers. The Florida manatee is able to live in fresh and salt water. Not all Manatee’s are able to inhabit both fresh and salt water. Manatee’s live in the Carribean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Amazon Basin and West Africa. The Florida Manatee is on the threatend status in Florida and is endangered at the Federal level.
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- If, as a result of the review, the Service determines that a change to the Florida manatees status from endangered to threatened may be warranted, will such a change reduce the level of protection for the species?
- Florida’s statewide 2010 manatee count was high, as was the count in the Citrus County. Why is the Service proceeding with the designation of an additional manatee refuge?
- What is a Florida Manatee and please tell you about it and its habitat and everything?
