Manatees and green sea turtles no longer endangered

[Hydra009]

The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service says the West Indian manatee should be reclassified from "endangered" to the improved status of "threatened."

The agency says threats to manatees are being addressed â€" and they are responding with major population growth. Conservation officials say they counted only 1,267 manatees in Florida when aerial surveys began in 1991. Now, the state hosts more than 6,300 manatees. The FWS puts the total worldwide population at 13,000.

Decades-long conservation efforts are finally working, he says. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is starting to consider upgrading these green sea turtles from "endangered" to "threatened," like with the manatees.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/08/462398576/finally-some-good-news-for-manatees-and-green-sea-turtles

Yay, great news!     And it just goes to show that conservation efforts really can make a difference and help pull a species back from the brink.

[The Skeletal Atheist]

So what's the bag limit? Hope sea turtle tastes as good as snapping turtle.

Sent from Hell

[Baruch]

So what's the bag limit? Hope sea turtle tastes as good as snapping turtle.

Sent from Hell

I hear from someone who knows, that green sea turtle is very good.  But don't you think this is a conservative plot to shut down the EPA?

[Hydra009]

So what's the bag limit? Hope sea turtle tastes as good as snapping turtle.

Sent from Hell

Nah, they're still protected as if they were endangered, at least for a while.  Officials don't want them to go from endangered to vulnerable then right back to endangered.

[Shiranu]

>ibf oil spill bye bye mantities.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

So what's the bag limit? Hope sea turtle tastes as good as snapping turtle.

Sent from Hell

Green turtle soup is epic. I recommend it.