The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird designations. The bill seeks ...

Florida is the flamingo’s birthright ... Yet, with sea level rise threatening its habitat in the Caribbean, it may need Florida now more than ever if it is to survive as a species into the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A battle over Florida’s state bird has once again taken hold in the state legislature. Twin bills in the state Senate and House are proposing that the American flamingo and the ...

Florida lawmakers are once again considering replacing the state’s longtime bird, the northern mockingbird, with two uniquely Floridian species.

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.

Under the bill, which passed unanimously, the flamingo would be the state bird and the Florida Scrub-Jay would be the state ...

By far the greatest threats to Florida panthers are habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation — all driven by Florida's burgeoning human population and the developments and highways that accommodate ...

A relatively long-lived bird, this flamingo can travel vast distances — from 200 to more than 700 miles in a single day. Its movement appears to be highly influenced by environmental factors, ...

The flamingo has its adherents ... may face extinction in the near future if its habitat continues to be destroyed. They’re also protected by Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species ...