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2018 Florida Legislative Session: Some Wins, Some Losses for Environment 

Op Ed by Anne Harvey, JD, MSStaff Attorney, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—April 5, 2018Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 As in years past, the Florida Legislature considered but failed to pass...

Downlisting: Don’t Leave Manatees Out in the Cold

Op Ed by Anne Harvey, JD, MSStaff Attorney, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—February 13, 2018Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 Last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service downgraded the West Indian...

Still Much Work to be Done to Protect Iconic Manatees 

Op Ed by Anne Harvey, JD, MSStaff Attorney, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—December 7, 2017Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 Earlier this year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service downgraded the West...

An Open Letter to Florida Boaters

Please Help Reduce Manatee Injuries and Deaths Op Ed by Katie Tripp, Ph.D.Director of Science & Conservation, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—December 15, 2016Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 On December 2,...

Watercraft, Algae are Double Whammy for Manatees in 2016

Op Ed by Katie Tripp, Ph.D.Director of Science & Conservation, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—July 28, 2016Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 The number of watercraft-related manatee deaths has been ticking steadily...

Threats to Manatees and Habitat on the Rise: Help Protect Their Future

Op Ed by Patrick RoseExecutive Director, Save the Manatee Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—March 30, 2016Contact: media@savethemanatee.org, 407-539-0990 Throughout my 40 years as a professional Aquatic Biologist and most of my years...