Florida Manatee Management Plan: Trichechus manatus latirostris

Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) were first added to Florida’s imperiled species list as a threatened species in 1974 and later changed to endangered status in 1979. At that time, the state’s listing process was qualitative and did not have the quantitative measures that are part of the current listing process. However, listing the manatee as endangered on the state list was consistent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) which in 1967 listed the manatee as endangered.

Publisher - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

Subjects - Mammal, Manatee; Management Plan

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Citation: FWC. 2007. Florida Manatee Management Plan: Trichechus manatus latirostris. Tallahassee (FL): Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). 281 pp http://myfwc.com/media/415297/Manatee_MgmtPlan.pdf