A manatee swims up to the surface of the water at the Manatee Viewing Center on Dec. 4, 2024, in Apollo Beach. Environmentalists worry proposed rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act will put sea ...

The Trump administration has proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act to reduce federal regulations. One proposal would eliminate automatic protections for threatened species, known as the ...

After a record 1,100 manatees died last year in Florida, environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to force federal wildlife officials to upgrade habitat protections. The Center for ...

Yes, Florida has to follow the Endangered Species Act when it comes to protecting its beloved, highly imperiled manatees — at least for now, a federal appeals court has ruled. Reading up on this case ...

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to ongoing threats to manatees, a U.S. district judge Friday said the state has violated the federal Endangered Species Act in its regulation of wastewater discharges into the ...

In a decision Friday, a federal judge ruled that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) violated the Endangered Species Act, resulting in the starvation deaths of threatened ...

Yes, Florida has to follow the Endangered Species Act when it comes to protecting its beloved, highly imperiled manatees--at least for now, a federal appeals court has ruled. Reading up on this case ...

Wildlife advocates are fearful the Trump administration's plans to roll back protections in the Endangered Species Act will hinder efforts to save iconic state animals such as the Florida panther and ...

In the wild, Florida’s manatees already face threats from cold stress, habitat loss, boat strikes and other human activities. Now advocates worry about the potential peril that manatees may encounter ...

Pointing to ongoing threats to manatees, a U.S. district judge Friday said the state has violated the federal Endangered Species Act in its regulation of wastewater discharges into the Indian River ...