Florida's Manatees are No Longer Endangered

At one time there were estimated to be only a few hundred Florida manatees left.So, in 1973 they were put on the endangered list.And as hoped, their numbers began to flourish once again.

But let's not forget the really good news in all of this.The manatee population throughout the Caribbean and Southeast US is now estimated at around 13,000. Of those, about half are believed to be Florida manatees. That's a far cry from the 1970s when only an estimated few hundred remained. So the special attention on these gentle giants and the protection they were previously afforded did have a positive affect.