An informative article that deals in a generalized fashion with the characteristics, life cycle, ecology and conservation associated with Manatees.

This site takes a long look at the manatee, including this animal's unique characteristics, habit and range. Special emphasis is placed on how and why the Florida manatee is an endangered species, and what kind of conservation efforts...

Students will explore the data on boat registrations and manatee deaths in Florida. They will use the data, the graph of the data and the line of best fit to make predictions about the relationship of the data.

In this video segment from Nature, a veterinarian talks about the Florida manatee, an endangered species.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Missing Manatee" by Cynthia C. DeFelice. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

West Indian manatees are big, slow-moving, gentle vegetarians. They live in warm, shallow water in coastal rivers, estuaries, and lagoons. Learn more about the Trichechus manatus, more commonly known as a West Indian Manatee, in this...

This NOAA computer-based activity is designed to teach students in grades 9-12 how satellite imagery and remote sensing can be used to monitor harmful algal blooms (HABs). This lesson teaches students how to read and interpret satellite...

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission offers a comprehensive web site that includes general and protected species managment information.

Learn all about the diverse species that live in the Florida Springs. Separate sections for fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals, insects and invertebrates, and plants.

A PBS website where you can learn all about what's swimming around below the waters of Florida.

Video program showing how to use a scatter plot to illustrate relationship between response and explanatory variables, to determine patterns in variables, and to calculate least squares. Real-life examples -- manatee deaths per number of...

The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, found just outside of Columbus, Ohio, provides information on all animals found in the zoo, as well as ongoing education programs, and more.

Use this site to create your own picture book of 21 endangered species. As you color each of the pages you can learn about each endangered animals.

The site provides a detailed overview of currently endangered species. Content includes a focus on various conservation organizations, endangered species profiles, and more.

A comprehensive site that includes a wealth of information on whales, sharks, penguins and squid.

This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the hydrodamalis gigas, more commonly known as the stellers sea cow.

Here you can find fact sheets on over 50 species of animals. Find an animal by where it lives in the world, and learn all about it.

Unique Australian Animals introduces you to the dugong or sea cow, an mammal that is similar to the manatees found in Florida.

Have some fun with this site and see if you can find out which brain picture goes with each of the nine animals named. Answers provided.