Two conservationists with the Flamingo Working Group write that the American flamingo — a long lost Florida native that is ...

We can’t go on slapping it on everything from t-shirts to lottery tickets without embracing the living, breathing bird as our ...

Large flocks inhabited South Florida and the Keys, with sightings of up to 2,500 birds in the 19th century. However, by the early 20th century, hunting and habitat loss led to their near ...

Great blue herons that look as large as Big Bird, and lines of brown pelicans that fly along our beaches in graceful undulating single file. I know, you probably thought Florida’s state bird ...

Three bottlenose dolphins found dead in Florida more than a year ago died ... feed on large schools of fish communally with large groups of birds so it's possible that that might be how they ...

Locally, however, there have been signs of hope for Florida birds, including large numbers of egrets, spoonbills and herons seen recently at Merritt Island refuge. Those signs have been long-awaited.

As large and showy as the bird is, there can be a hundred of them in the islands of Florida Bay without any passing boaters spotting them since they often forage in ponds encircled by thick mangroves.