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• ANIMAL NEWS Big Move for Manatees Florida
  removes the manatee from its endangered species
  list
• Last week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife
  Commission voted to remove the manatee from the
  state's endangered species list. The move has
  angered many wildlife conservationists. They
  worry the mammals will not receive the same
  protection they have in the past.
• Why were the mammals taken off the list? Research
  shows the number of manatees in Florida waters
  has risen from about 1,000 in the early 1990s to
  about 3,100 today. But state scientists say the
  increase in the number of manatees is partly
  because scientists have gotten better at locating
  the mammals.
• All About ManateesThe slow-moving, migratory
  creatures can be found in the shallow estuaries,
  saltwater bays, canals and coastal areas of
  Florida in the winter months. The average manatee
  weighs between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds and is
  almost 10 feet long! The large floating
  herbivores are often called sea cows.
• Still in Danger?Scientists predict that over the
  next 50 years, the number of manatees will be cut
  in half because of habitat loss, red tide algae,
  and the creatures' collisions with boats. Over
  400 manatees died last year. But Florida state
  officials say the manatees no longer face
  extinction and must be reclassified.
• Despite the changes in Florida, the manatee is
  still fully protected under federal law and
  considered to be an endangered species by the
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That organization
  is reconsidering the manatees' status on the
  Endangered Species Act.
• By Pavan Shamdasani

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• ANIMAL NEWS Big Move for Manatees Florida
  removes the manatee from its endangered species
  list
• Last week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife
  Commission voted to remove the manatee from the
  state's endangered species list. The move has
  angered many wildlife conservationists. They
  worry the mammals will not receive the same
  protection they have in the past.
• Why were the mammals taken off the list? Research
  shows the number of manatees in Florida waters
  has risen from about 1,000 in the early 1990s to
  about 3,100 today. But state scientists say the
  increase in the number of manatees is partly
  because scientists have gotten better at locating
  the mammals.
• All About ManateesThe slow-moving, migratory
  creatures can be found in the shallow estuaries,
  saltwater bays, canals and coastal areas of
  Florida in the winter months. The average manatee
  weighs between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds and is
  almost 10 feet long! The large floating
  herbivores are often called sea cows.
• Still in Danger?Scientists predict that over the
  next 50 years, the number of manatees will be cut
  in half because of habitat loss, red tide algae,
  and the creatures' collisions with boats. Over
  400 manatees died last year. But Florida state
  officials say the manatees no longer face
  extinction and must be reclassified.
• Despite the changes in Florida, the manatee is
  still fully protected under federal law and
  considered to be an endangered species by the
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. That organization
  is reconsidering the manatees' status on the
  Endangered Species Act.
• By Pavan Shamdasani