Drought and altered water flows are draining habitat, collapsing food chains and pushing iconic Everglades wildlife toward ...

The spring migration starts in late March but peaks in late April and early May, when dozens of species make epic flights to summer feeding grounds.

Birds that call Florida's coastline and pine forests home are in serious decline, according to a sweeping new conservation report. Why it matters: Birds are indicators of the overall health of their ...

John James Audubon, the pioneer field biologist and great bird artist of his time, who created the incomparable anthology "Birds Of America", is seen in this January 1951 photo, taken from an 1851 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has worked to monitor the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

While America's birds remain under siege, what Florida birds are at risk of endangerment? Here are the four Florida birds scientists are trying to protect. What bird is only found in Florida? The ...

Low water levels in 2004 drew wading birds like this great blue heron to a conservation area west of Broward County. A similar dry season following 2016’s record rain helped make 2017 a successful ...

Florida's mockingbird is fighting to save its title as state bird, which it has held for nearly 100 years, as lawmakers consider replacing it with two other native birds - the flamingo and the Florida ...

Flamingos feed and preen in Estero Bay Preserve State Park in Florida in September. Andrew West The News-Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Ask anyone about Florida’s state bird, and they’ll likely guess it’s ...

Richard Baker remembers the feathers: brightwhite and striking. Just 20 days earlier, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig had exploded, killing 11 people and igniting one of the worst environmental ...

Since 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has worked to monitor the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A virus subtypes like H5N1 and H7N9. Avian influenza, also ...