My name is Jason, and I’m part of the Civic Engagement Team at Change.org. Our mission is to connect petition supporters with decision makers and to help foster healthy civic engagement in our communities.

We reached out to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) regarding this petition. FWC shared the following information and resources:

“More information about existing and proposed protection measures, habitat restoration, manatee research, and other efforts can be found on our website.

• Manatee program overview: https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/manatee/
• Manatee research: https://myfwc.com/research/manatee/

If you have further questions or would like to provide a copy of the petition, please contact our Communications Office at Ryan.Sheets@MyFWC.com.

— Michelle R. Pasawicz, Manatee Management Program Coordinator, FWC”

How to stay engaged: If you support stronger protections for manatees, review the FWC pages above to understand current efforts and submit specific, constructive questions or materials (including the petition) to the contacts provided. 

We hope you found this update useful,

Jason and the Civic Engagement Team