US wildlife officials to soon decide on manatee status

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A proposal to drop Florida’s signature sea mammal from the endangered species list may come down to science versus public opinion. The Tampa Tribune (http://bit.ly/1MtE9wm ) reports that the manatees have an outpouring of support from some 1,200 manatee lovers across the state and the nation. The federal government, which proposed […]