In an abundance of caution, the CDC is advising faster flu testing to help identify possible bird flu cases hiding in the ...

Experts and amateurs alike can learn more about birds and other wildlife that thrives here at the 26th Annual Space Coast ...

The caracara, which can grow to 2 feet tall, co-exists amiably with cows on Florida’s ranches and eats everything from frogs to discarded fast food.

The Florida Wildlife Hospital has received positive cases of avian influenza, also known as Bird Flu, in Brevard County. FWH officials have said that the number at this time is at least 6 cases ...

The mockingbird has been Florida's state bird since 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. The proposed change highlights the state's modern identity and ...

Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the ...

Sick or crippled critters keep coming, often faster than the cash to cure them.

Once again, Florida lawmakers are debating whether to replace the northern mockingbird with the Florida scrub-jay as the official state bird. Scott Maxwell [ Provided ] Of course they should.

Florida state Representative James Vernon "Jim" Mooney has filed a motion to replace the current state bird, the mockingbird, with the American flamingo. Mooney, a Republican who represents ...

In an abundance of caution, the CDC last week advised hospitals and labs to do faster flu testing to help identify possible ...

“Most people don’t know what the birds are ... a lack of rain has dried up natural ponds and creeks on some Central Florida ranches, Kimmel said. About 1.87 inches of rain was measured ...