Educational resources on Caribbean Manatee

Caribbean Manatee or Trichechus manatus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to A2d. IUCN Profile of the Caribbean Manatee

Academic web links for the Caribbean Manatee.

Caribbean Manatee
Belize Biodiversity Information System Wildlife Conservation Society Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre 01/19/98 NAME - Caribbean Manatee
fwie.fw.vt.edu/wcs/051600.HTM

ADW: Trichechus manatus: Information
The West Indian manatee or sea cow (Trichechus manatus) is commonly found in shallow coastal areas, but can also be found in shallow rivers, estuaries, and canals.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Trichechus_manatus.html

CalPhotos
Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and match(namesoup) against('"CARIBBEAN MANATEE"' IN BOOLEAN MODE) and lifeform = "Mammal" ORDER BY taxon
calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_fauna_com-Mammal&where...

PISCES - Seagrasses: Species Profiles
It is also found in Bermuda, the Bahamas, and throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Manatee grass, along with turtle grass, is found in tropical coastal waters with
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/southflorida/seagrass/Profiles.html

Seagrass Ecology
Turtle grass is the most widely distributed but all 4 species range from Tampa Bay to the Caribbean. Manatee grass in the next most abundant, but does not range as widely.
www.fiu.edu/~pitzert/lab12.htm

Mammals - Belize Biodiversity Information System
Caribbean Manatee Trichechus m. manatus . Odd-toed Ungulates Order Perissodactyla Tapirs Family Tapiridae Baird's tapir Tapirus bairdii
fwie.fw.vt.edu/WCS/bbismamm.htm

CalPhotos: Browse Mammal Common Names
Back to: CalPhotos > Animals > Browse Mammal Common Names. Last updated: Dec 03 2009 ... Caribbean Manatee (55) Caribou (11) Castor (6) Castor Americano (6) Cat (5) Celebes Monkey (2)
calphotos.berkeley.edu/fauna/com-Mammal.html

North American Mammals: Trichechus manatus
Caribbean Manatee, Sea Cow, Manati, Vaca Marina. Sexual Dimorphism: Females are larger than males. Length: Range: 2.8-3.5 m . Weight: Range: 500-1,650 kg
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=411

CalPhotos: Browse Mammal Photos by Common Names
Caribbean Manatee (55) Caribou (11) Castor (6) Castor Americano (6) Cat (5) Celebes Monkey (2) Central American Spider Monkey (4) Central American Squirrel Monkey (5)
calphotos.berkeley.edu/browse_imgs/mammal_com_9.html

Department of Life Sciences, The University of West Indies at Mona
...is an entomologist whose research has focused on the conservation of the endangered giant swallowtail butterfly, Papilio homerus, as well as the Caribbean Manatee
www.mona.uwi.edu/lifesciences/ericg.htm