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The Florida (West Indian) Manatee ... With a face only its mother could love, a body able to discourage any predators just because of its large size and the knack for gaining popularity even as its population decreases, the Florida manatee has become an icon of Florida wildlife.
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www.ecofloridamag.com/archived/manatees.htm
www.ecofloridamag.com/archived/manatees.htm
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The Florida manatee, Florida’s state marine mammal, is a large aquatic relative of the elephant. They are grayish brown in color and have thick, wrinkled skin on which there is often a growth of algae. Their front flippers help them steer or sometimes crawl through shallow water.
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www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/manatee...
www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/manatee.php
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Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostrus) ... One kind of manatee, the Stellar Sea Cow, is already extinct. Only about 2000 Florida manatees are left around our state. Many live in the St. Johns River. Manatees may only have babies once every five years, so not many babies are born.
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pelotes.jea.com/Manatee.htm
pelotes.jea.com/Manatee.htm
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Notes and images of West Indian manatees, updated from the Canadian Museum of Nature's Natural History Notebooks series. ... Home > Mammals > West Indian Manatee...
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www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/florman.htm
www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/florman.htm
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West Indian Manatee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The West Indian Manatee ( Trichechus manatus ) is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia (which also includes the Dugong and the extinct Steller's Sea Cow)...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indian_Manatee
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Manatees have been protected for an unusually long time. The English declared Florida a manatee sanctuary in the 1700s and hunting manatees was prohibited. Sanctuary from hunters has not protected the manatee from speed boats, however.
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www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_manatee.htm
www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_manatee.htm
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The Florida Manatee; (Trichechus manatus lattrostris) ... The Florida manatee lives in brackish, salt and freshwater coastal areas around Florida. The adult manatee weighs around 1,000 pounds and is about 10 feet long. At birth, calves weigh about 60-80 punds.
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www.fishing-boating.com/articles/floridadep/florida_man...
www.fishing-boating.com/articles/floridadep/florida_manatee.htm
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West Indian manatees are also protected by the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978. Violations of these federal or state laws can be met with civil or criminal convictions associated with monetary fines and/or imprisonment.
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www.savethemanatee.org/manfcts.htm
www.savethemanatee.org/manfcts.htm
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