Inside the War over Florida's
Most Famous Endangered Species

"Manatee Insanity" now "essential" for Floridians

Posted on Aug. 18, 2010 10:56 a.m.
By Craig Pittman

This is big. The Florida Humanities Council has added "Manatee Insanity" to its list of essential Florida books.

These are the books that, the council says, every Floridian should be familiar with. The council said "Manatee Insanity" belongs on this list because, "In microcosm, the saga reflects the decades-long struggle between development and wildlife, and how one has impacted the other during Florida’s booming growth."

Others on the list: Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God," Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not," and Marjorie Stoneman Douglas' "Everglades: River of Grass."

Prosecuting a manatee killer

Posted on Feb. 3, 2011 8 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

On Wednesday something rare happened in an Orlando federal courtroom: a boater was sentenced for killing a manatee. The defendant, ...

Read more

A jaw-dropping record death toll -- from the cold

Posted on Jan. 5, 2011 7:29 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

The scientists at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute just released the total number of manatees that died in ...

Read more

"Manatee Insanity" now "essential" for Floridians

Posted on Aug. 18, 2010 10:56 a.m.
By Craig Pittman

This is big. The Florida Humanities Council has added "Manatee Insanity" to its list of essential Florida books. These are ...

Read more

Reviewer raves about "Manatee Insanity"

Posted on May 9, 2010 10:38 a.m.
By Craig Pittman

"Manatee Insanity" is a "lively account" of a "a complex story" about how law, politics and science have intersected in ...

Read more

Check out the Manatee Insanity Facebook page

Posted on May 6, 2010 9:18 p.m.
By Craig Pittman

Hey, if you're interested in seeing photos and videos that didn't make it into the book and getting personal alerts ...

Read more