12-22-2016

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

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
01/08/2016	81 FR 1000	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To Downlist the West Indian Manatee, and Proposed Rule To Reclassify the West Indian Manatee as Threatened
07/02/2014	79 FR 37706 37710	90-Day Finding on a Petition To Reclassify the West Indian Manatee From Endangered to Threatened
01/23/2014	79 FR 3856 3859	Marine Mammal Protection Act: Final revised WIM stock assessment reports.
03/16/2012	77 FR 15617 15635	Final Rule Establishing a Manatee Refuge in Kings Bay, Citrus County, FL
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
01/12/2010	75 FR 1574 1581	12-month Finding on a Petition To Revise Critical Habitat for the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
12/30/2009	74 FR 69136 69139	Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Report: Notice of Availability of final 2009 revised marine mammal stock assessment reports for two stocks of West Indian Manatees; response to comments.
09/29/2009	74 FR 49842 49845	90-Day Finding on a Petition to Revise Critical Habitat for the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
04/07/2005	70 FR 17864 17879	Final Rule: Establishment of an Additional Manatee Protection Area in Lee County, Florida

Recovery

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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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