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Trichechus manatus

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Detailed information
Full Name: West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/11/1967 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the West Indian Manatee, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , Puerto Rico , South Carolina , Texas
  • US Counties in which the West Indian Manatee, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the West Indian Manatee, Wherever found is known to occur:  Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge  ... Show All Refuges
  • Countries in which the the West Indian Manatee, Wherever found is known to occur:  Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, Venezuela
  • Additional species information
Recovery

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
10/30/2001 Florida Manatee Recovery Plan, Third Revision View Implementation Progress Final Revision 3
12/24/1986 Recovery Plan Puerto Rican Population of the West Indian (Antillean) Manatee View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
06/22/2011 76 FR 36493 36508 Proposed Rule To Establish a Manatee Refuge in Kings Bay, Citrus County, FL
11/09/2010 75 FR 68719 68725 Emergency Rule To Establish a Manatee Refuge in Kings Bay, Citrus County, FL
04/07/2005 70 FR 17864 17879 Final Rule: Establishment of an Additional Manatee Protection Area in Lee County, Florida
12/06/2004 69 FR 70382 70395 Establishment of an Additional Manatee Protection Area in Lee County, FL:Emergency rule.
08/06/2004 69 FR 48115 48127 Emergency Rule: Establishment of an Additional Manatee Protection Area in Lee County, FLorida
08/06/2004 69 FR 48102 48114 Establishment of an Additional Manatee Protection Area in Lee County, Florida; Proposed Rule and Final Rule
07/07/2004 69 FR 40796 40805 Endangerd and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Removal of Federal Protection Status From Two Manatee Protection Areas in FLorida
04/07/2004 69 FR 18279 18291 Establishment of an Additional Manatee Protection Area in Lee County, FL
08/06/2003 68 FR 46870 46917 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Establishment of Three Additional Manatee Protection Areas in Florida
04/04/2003 68 FR 16602 16641 Endangered and Treatened Species: Establishment of Three Additional Manatee Protection Areas in FLorida
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
10/30/2001 Florida Manatee Recovery Plan, Third Revision View Implementation Progress Final Revision 3
12/24/1986 Recovery Plan Puerto Rican Population of the West Indian (Antillean) Manatee View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
01/23/2014 79 FR 3856 3859 Marine Mammal Protection Act: Final revised WIM stock assessment reports.
  • Notice Doc. Availability
11/14/2002 67 FR 69078 69104 Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior, Florida Manatees; Incidental Take During Specified Activities: Proposed rule; notice of Draft EIS availability.
  • Notice Doc. Availability
07/10/2001 66 FR 35993 35994 Notice of Availability of the Technical/Agency Draft Florida Manatee Recovery Plan, Third Revision for Review and Comment
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
12/27/1994 59 FR 66552 66553 Availability of Draft Recovery Plan Revision for the Florida Manatee for Review and Comment
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
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