Manatees

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This paper looks at what makes the manatee an endangered species and what can be done to protect them from humans and other predators. The paper also looks at the standards that were adopted to protect the manatees, how they became an endangered species to begin with and what may be the consequences if the manatees are taken off of the endangered species list and put on the threatened species list.

From the Paper:

"New standards were adopted by Florida in 1999 are being used to list threatened and endangered species (Walker, 2003). Because of this the manatees' status is being reevaluated and it may be removed from the endangered list. Originally, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was going to vote on a decision about the manatee in January 2003 but they put off the vote until later (Walker, 2003). If the manatees are changed to a threatened classification they will not be as much of a concern as they would be if they were endangered but they will still be closely watched. Whether their status becomes threatened or remains endangered is not quite as important as whether they are protected and taken care of."

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