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US Fish and Wildlife Service
Feds will review protections for manatees, including a possible endangered species re-listing
Federal wildlife officials will consider whether manatees should be classified as an endangered species, pointing to the loss of seagrass.
Environmental group sues US Fish and Wildlife Service in hopes of protecting gopher tortoise
Listen: The Gopher tortoise is a threatened species native to the southeastern US, and The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the US Fish and Wildlife Service for denying the animal Endangered Species Act protections....
Small west-coast Florida island to be added to conservation program
Dan May Island is a 72-acre island on Florida’s west coast, north of Cedar Key, accessible only by boat or seaplane.
Legal battle brewing over the iconic Florida flower, the ghost orchid
Listen: Conservation groups in Florida have pleaded for official protection of one iconic flower native to Florida. Now, the groups are preparing to take legal action to force the U.S. government to protect it. After...
Federal wildlife officials have rejected listing gopher tortoises in Florida as endangered or threatened species.
Supplemental feeding: a new effort to save manatees is underway
Save the Manatees speak with WMNF about a possible lawsuit and experimental feeding program aim to save manatees from starvation.
Pinellas manatee protection zone meeting gets heated pushback from boaters
Some Pinellas County boaters are upset about proposed manatee protection zones.
