Alligator Alley: How I-75 got its name and why the highway is so dark at night
Alligator Alley is a vital connection between South Florida and the Gulf Coast, where wildlife protection is a major priority ...
Why can’t Florida celebrate three birds?
It is an odd bill in that it does not nominate just one bird as a replacement, but two. Both are worthy candidates for ...
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O, the limpkin: Once endangered native Florida bird howls through the Naples dawn
Known as Florida's loudest bird, several limpkins haunt the shores ... often heard at dawn or at night," a National Audubon Society entry on the limpkin reads. And do they howl.
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Lawmakers: Make the flamingo our state bird already | Opinion
Andrew West The News-Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Ask anyone about Florida’s state bird, and they’ll likely guess it’s the flamingo. The Sunshine State and the skinny-legged, pink-plumaged bird ...
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A flamboyance of fun (and flamingos!) as bird festival wows crowds: Photo of the Week
He's used to getting out at all hours of the day and night to set up shots centered on sports and space. But FLORIDA TODAY photojournalist Craig Bailey is a longtime bird lover, too, taking ...
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Young bald eagles die from H5N1 bird flu in Florida, wildlife experts say
Two baby bald eagles died from bird flu this week in Florida, according to local wildlife experts in Lee County.
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Florida lawmaker seeks input from young people on state bird
After a proposal re-emerged to replace the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird, Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, wants wildlife officials to ask young people what they think. Polsky on Monday ...