The Osceola turkey is a prized bird for hunters. The state wants to lure more of them in. This U.S. National Park Service photo shows two wild turkeys walking through a marsh at Everglades National ...

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 ...

HOBE SOUND — The northern mockingbird has done it again. Known for its ability to vocally mimic at least a dozen other species, the gray and white bird held off challenges for a fourth consecutive ...

Florida lawmakers are considering a bill to replace the mockingbird with the American flamingo as the state bird. The proposed legislation would also designate the Florida scrub jay as the state's ...

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Sick or crippled critters keep coming, often faster than the cash to cure them. Add ailments like bird flu and pelican wings snapped (seemingly on purpose) to all the new homes displacing wildlife ...

Turkey tourism is booming in Florida. Who knew the state’s native wild turkey was such a draw, right up there with its high-profile manatees, panthers and gators? Certainly the state’s Fish and ...