Conservationists are raising concerns that a threatened bird may not be getting the help it needs to survive on state-owned lands in Manatee County and Southwest Florida. The Florida scrub jay is the ...

Global warming is impacting a one-of-a-kind bird species in Florida in a way that is surprising ornithologists, a study found. Populations of the Florida scrub-jay, the only bird found solely in the ...

From the beaches to the prairies. From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, ...

The Pacific Legal Foundation says the Endangered Species Act does not apply to species — such as the Florida bird — found in only one state. The modest Florida scrub-jay has now been enlisted into a ...

FORT MYERS, Fla.— Four conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, filed a request in federal court today to defend critical Endangered Species Act protections for the imperiled Florida scrub ...

Florida lawmakers will get a chance in 2026 to ditch the common mockingbird in favor of the America flamingo as the state bird.

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 ...

Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the official state bird. Of course they should. Everyone knows that. The scrub-jay ...

Two identical bills (SB 150, HB 11) would crown the American flamingo as Florida’s official state bird and the Florida ...