Hope for Florida’s dwindling manatees as review could restore protections

Since Trump administration removed species from endangered list 20% of entire population has been lost in just two years

After years of dwindling numbers, caused by habitat loss, toxic algae pollution and decimation of food supplies, Florida's embattled manatees may finally catch a break.

A process is under way that could see the species restored to the US Fish and Wildlife Service's endangered species list in the coming months, reversing a decision made by the administration of Donald Trump in 2017 that environmentalists say was calamitous.