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Endangered Species Coalition & Save the Manatee Club Celebrates Manatee Day

This Manatee Appreciation Day, the Endangered Species Coalition and Save the Manatee Club are highlighting the Florida manatee’s recovery story and calling on Americans to protect the Endangered Species Act. Though manatees have made a remarkable comeback, ongoing threats to their habitat mean continued protections are essential.

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Concern Over President’s Choice to Head Federal Wildlife Agency

Under the law that established the USFWS, 16 U.S. Code § 742(b):

The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No individual may be appointed as the Director unless he is, by reason of scientific education and experience, knowledgeable in the principles of fisheries and wildlife management.

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