Caribbean Environment Programme United Nations Environment Programme CEP Technical Report No. 35 1995	All CEP Technical Reports
Regional Management Plan for the West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus Español | Français

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Contents

Preface and Objectives
Summary
I. Introduction
A. Review of taxonomy and general biology
B. General status in the region
C. Ecological importance
II. National Status
III. Short and Long-term recommended activities
A. Priority Measures
B. Long-term conservation measures
C. Suggested country-specific actions
D. Fundraising
IV. References

Appendix I List of Contributors
Appendix II Agencies and organizations involved in manatee research/conservation
Appendix III Caribbean Manatee Specialist Directory

Table 1 Legal Status

Select from the Manatee Map...

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Note: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP concerning the legal status of any State, Territory, city or area, or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of their frontiers or boundaries. The document contains the views expressed by the authors acting in their individual capacity and may not necessarily reflect the views of UNEP.

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For bibliographic purposes the printed version of this document may be cited as:
UNEP: Regional Management Plan for the West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus. CEP Technical Report No. 35. UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, Kingston, Jamaica, 1995.

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