Save the Manatee Club

New legislation attempts to prevent the loss of seagrass in Florida, which is essential to the state's marine ecosystem, but environmentalists are skeptical of the plan.

Nearly 1,000 Florida manatees have died so far this year. And congressional lawmakers are hoping to bypass current regulations to get the West Indian manatee immediately relisted as endangered.

Biologists say a mysterious disease is making a comeback in the northern Indian River Lagoon, where nine manatees have died since the end of May.The…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week it is reviewing the manatee’s status as an endangered species. According to ecologists and Florida…