An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Few ...

The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) inhabits the coastal waters of the Caribbean Sea. Its two subspecies, the ...

A listing of Glitzenstein's legal victories reads like an animal alphabet, with entries ranging from "charismatic megafauna" ...

While the Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, can be found as far west as Texas and travel as far north ...

Paddling with manatees on Crystal River. ©Visit FloridaNature Coast Covering 980,000 acres and nine counties, Florida’s ...