Birds are among the most vulnerable. Since humans arrived, 71 birds have gone extinct, according to the state Department of ...

Florida named the mockingbird its state bird back in 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. It may not be quite as representative of today's bustling, modern ...

Operators of the airport where Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed didn't meet guidelines intended to prevent bird strikes, ...

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 ...

The state denies it has violated the federal law and says it has taken steps to lessen pollution in the Indian River Lagoon.

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

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

Like all nonnative reptile species, green iguanas aren't protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely ...