Manatees face downlisting vote today
Manatees, considered an endangered species by the federal government and the state of Florida, could lose their endangered status by the state today when the state wildlife agency votes, the Tampa Tribune and other sources report.
Back in September, Gov. Charlie Crist asked the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to hold off on voting whether to downlist the manatee to threatened status. Now the time to vote has rolled around again, and the FWC will consider a different classification for manatees.
Photo from U.S. Geological Survey
Manatees still considered endangered in Florida « EcoFlorida said,
December 14, 2007 @ 9:52 pm
[...] this holiday season is keeping me waaaay too busy. I just wanted to post a quick update about the manatee status I recently blogged about. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to keep manatees on the state’s [...]