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Marine mammals
West Indian manatee
Trichechus manatus
VulnerableESA: Threatened
Habitat
Rivers, bays, canals, estuaries, and warm coastal waters.
Range
Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic coast; Florida is a core refuge.
Primary threats
Vessel strikesHabitat lossCold stressHarmful algal blooms
Submitted observations0
Fictional examples are excluded from this total.