<P> Starting in the 18th century when the English declared Florida a manatee sanctuary and made manatee hunting illegal , people have worked to protect this species . In 1893 , manatees first received protection under Florida law , and in 1907 this law was revised to impose a fine of $500 and / or six months of jail time for molesting or killing a manatee . In accordance with the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 , an act of Congress designed to list endangered animal species and offer them limited protection , the manatee became one of 78 original species listed as being threatened with extinction . There are currently more than 1300 species on this list . On March 11 , 1967 federal efforts to protect the manatee began when the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed the manatee as endangered . </P>
<P> Starting in the 18th century when the English declared Florida a manatee sanctuary and made manatee hunting illegal , people have worked to protect this species . In 1893 , manatees first received protection under Florida law , and in 1907 this law was revised to impose a fine of $500 and / or six months of jail time for molesting or killing a manatee . In accordance with the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 , an act of Congress designed to list endangered animal species and offer them limited protection , the manatee became one of 78 original species listed as being threatened with extinction . There are currently more than 1300 species on this list . On March 11 , 1967 federal efforts to protect the manatee began when the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed the manatee as endangered . </P>
when were manatees put on the endangered list
when were manatees put on the endangered list
1966
1966