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The range-wide minimum known population is estimated to be at least 13,000 manatees, with more than 6,300 in Florida. When aerial surveys began in 1991, there were only an estimated 1,267 manatees in Florida, meaning that the last 25 years has seen a 400 percent increase in the species population in that state. [13] [14]
Manatees (/ ˈ m æ n ə t iː z /, family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows.There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species in the order Sirenia: the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), and the West ...
Manatees may be taken into captivity after being found stranded to facilitate their recovery, [60] and there are many instances of manatees being successfully rehabilitated and released into the wild. [61] As all extant sirenian species are rated as Vulnerable, these rehabilitation programs present a useful means to support these species.
Crystal River, Florida, is home to just over 3,000 residents, but it's the town's aquatic population—manatees in particular—that make the tiny town truly special.
Including the two manatees who recently departed, the Columbus Zoo has returned 39 manatees to Florida. West Indian manatees, which include Florida manatees, are considered a threatened species ...
Wild manatees have been documented producing offspring into their late 30s, and a female captive manatee has given birth in her 40s. [4] Captive breeding programs are not being conducted for the Florida manatee due to conservation concerns that are being addressed in their natural environments.
Manatees have long come to the shores of the Lake Worth lagoon in Palm Beach County to bathe in the warm waters of the FPL power plant outflow.
The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.