Several environmental groups have intervened in a lawsuit that is challenging local protections for the Florida scrub jay.

Currently, the bird is protected under the Endangered Species Act. Earthjustice represents the groups. Earthjustice, which ...

From the towns and the cities. From the hills of Tallahassee, the people shout with glee, “The Florida scrub jay is the new state bird!” If only this were true. The Florida scrub jay ...

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. Everyone knows that.

South Gulf Cove is a subdivision built by the General Development Corp. about 50 years ago on the Cape Haze peninsula that ...

The Pacific Legal Foundation says the Endangered Species Act does not apply to species — such as the Florida bird — found in ...

Four conservation groups are fighting to keep the Florida scrub jay on a federal list of threatened species. They filed to intervene in a lawsuit that could have repercussions nationwide.

Flamingos, known for their vibrant pink feathers and long legs, have a notable history in Florida and could become its state bird.

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 ...

It is an odd bill in that it does not nominate just one bird as a replacement, but two. Both are worthy candidates for ...

Under Polsky’s bill, the young people would be surveyed about the mockingbird, the American osprey, the Florida scrub jay, the American flamingo and the American white ibis. Florida graduation ...