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Distribution and conservation status of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Honduras [PDF]

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2014
The Antillean manatee, Trichechus manatus manatus, is among the most threatened mammals in Honduras, yet the last published study is from 1980. Since then, the North Coast of Honduras has experienced rapid population growth and land cover change possibly causing habitat loss for manatees.
Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske, Cynthia R. Taylor, Olivia R. Rendon Thompson   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Unveiling the Genetic Structure of New Caledonian Dugongs Using a Multiscale Genetic Approach: Conservation Challenges for an Isolated Population. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
The small New Caledonian dugong population is geographically isolated, with extremely low mitochondrial DNA. Using mitochondrial DNA, microsatellites, and SNPs from 66 samples collected over 2 decades, we identified fine‐scale genetic structure and confirmed strong differentiation from Australian populations.
Verger P, Garrigue C, Bonneville CD, Derville S, Oremus M, Sant C, Fauvelot C.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

First abundance estimate for greater Caribbean manatees (Trichechus Manatus Manatus) in Belize [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Population status of the Greater Caribbean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is unknown across most of its geographic range, including the western part of the Caribbean in Central America.
Holly H. Edwards, Jennifer F. Moore, Nicole Auil Gomez, Jamal A. Galves, Angeline Valentine, Celeshia Guy Galves, Armando J. Ubeda, Anmari Álvarez-Alemán   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Distribution of the Antillean manatee (Trichecus manatus manatus) in the Alvarado Lagoon System (Veracruz, Mexico)

Ciencias Marinas, 2012
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is considered endangered in Mexico. Local extinctions have been documented in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and the only remaining population with a northern distribution is found in the Alvarado Lagoon ...
IC Daniel-Rentería, A Serrano, G Sánchez-Rojas   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Health assessment and seroepidemiologic survey of potential pathogens in wild Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus), a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, inhabits fresh, brackish, and warm coastal waters distributed along the eastern border of Central America, the northern coast of South America, and throughout ...
Kathryn Sulzner, Christine Kreuder Johnson, Robert K Bonde, Nicole Auil Gomez, James Powell, Klaus Nielsen, M Page Luttrell, A D M E Osterhaus, A Alonso Aguirre   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Capture and utilization of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) on the northern Brazilian coast [PDF]

Biotemas, 2008
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is now considered to be the most endangered aquatic mammal of Brazil. During 1992 and 1993, we surveyed 3000km of the coastal area of the Maranhão (MA), Pará (PA) and Amapá (AP) states where we visited ...
Marisol Menezes Pessanha, Ricardo José Soavinski, Régis Pinto de Lima, Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Janaina Pauline de Araújo, José Zanon de Oliveira Passavante   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Antillean Manatee in the North of Maracaibo Lake (Venezuela): Distribution, and Conservation Issues

Acta Biológica Colombiana
In Venezuela, Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) have declined mainly due to habitat loss and degradation, but other threats to the species persist.
Adda Gabriela Manzanilla-Fuentes, Amanda Pérez de Villasmil, Nataly Castelblanco-Martínez, Jim Hernández, Andrés Eloy Seijas, Rafael Moreno-Arias   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the maintenance water of Antillean manatees (Trichechusmanatus) in captivity [PDF]

Biotemas, 2007
The goal of this research was to verify the occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the water consumption and supply of pools used by Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) in captivity.
Jeane Kury Nobre Gomes, Maria Aparecida da Gloria Faustino, Leucio Câmara Alves, João Carlos Gomes Borges, Régis Pinto de Lima   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increasing mortality of Endangered Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus due to watercraft collisions in Belize

Endangered Species Research, 2023
Belize maintains the largest proportion of the Endangered Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus population in its range, but tourism and boat traffic have increased substantially over the past 3 decades.
CG Galves, NA Gomez, J Galves, KM Zilliacus, DA Croll, AM Kilpatrick   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of a long-term dataset of Antillean manatee strandings in Belize: implications for conservation

Oryx, 2023
We analysed 23 years of data on strandings of the Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus in Belize, documented by the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network, to examine the threats to this population.
Jamal Galves, Celeshia Guy Galves, Nicole Auil Gomez, Robert K. Bonde, James Powell, Anmari Alvarez-Alemán, Nataly Castelblanco-Martínez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source