After reviewing scientific and commercial data, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday proposed separate Endangered Species Act listings for two West Indian manatee subspecies.

The bill stipulates that the West Indian manatee will be treated as an endangered species according to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. This means that the manatee will receive legal protection ...

The West Indian manatee, of which the Florida manatee is a subspecies, is already considered threatened. However, some environmental groups hoped to have the Florida manatee uplisted as an ...