because when they get other type of fish they get them and they died
The Florida manatee is not extinct. It is, however, currently endangered.
Manatee's can be found in certain waters of the West Indies and in South Florida.
The Manatee Species listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species List, as of 01/2010, are the Amazonian Manatee, the West African Manatee, and the West Indian Manatee. There is a Dugong also listed. While the Florida Manatee is listed as endangered by The State of Florida. For more details, please see the sites listed below.
Florida manatees almost became extinct or died out completely
The endangered manatee is Florida's state mammal because it is indigenous to that state and is found nowhere else in America.
yes the manatee is endangered :[
There are three species that are listed as "vulnerable" with populations decreasing, by the IUCN Red List. They are the South American Manatee (Amazonian), West Indian Manatee, and the West African Manatee. The US Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species List has the West African Manatee also listed as "threatened", and the West Indian Manatee, and the Amazonian Manatee, also known as the South American Manatee, both listed as "endangered". For more details please see sites listed below.
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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 coastal 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.
Yes. The West Indian manatee is the proper name of the Florida manataee.
There are 3 species of manatee. There is the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the Florida manatee.
A ecosystem for the florida manatee consist of many fish in shallow water