Manatee Education and Information
In 1975, Florida’s school children helped designate the endangered Florida manatee as Florida’ state marine mammal. Before and since then, various research, management and educational efforts occurred to bring back a species that many people thought was on the verge of extinction.
For more historic information about Florida’s manatees, please check out the Manatee Timeline.
To order publications, please write to:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Imperiled Species Management Section
620 S. Meridian Street, 6A
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600
Or use the FWC Publications request service.