Legal Agreement Will Protect Critical Habitat for Threatened Florida ManateeLegal Agreement • June 1st, 2022
Contract Type FiledJune 1st, 2022ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— In a legal agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and Save the Manatee Club, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has committed to revise critical habitat for the Florida manatee by September 2024. The manatee’s critical habitat has not been updated since its original designation in 1976.