US Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Federal Protection Status from Two Manatee Refuges in Florida

Summary

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has withdrawn federal protection status from two manatee refuges in Florida, the Pansy Bayou Manatee Refuge in Sarasota County and the Cocoa Beach Manatee Refuge in Brevard County, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

Original source language: Federal Register — Interior DepartmentOpen original release →

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