Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a ...

Like all nonnative reptile species, green iguanas aren't protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely ...

A heated confrontation between a Florida homeowner and his neighbor over the shooting of a protected bird has prompted ...

A man allegedly shot and killed a great blue heron and a mallard duck that were on his property, according to the Florida ...

When you think of Florida's state bird, what do you think of? The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which ...

Officials said a man who shot and killed both a great blue heron and mallard duck in Pinellas County was issued a citation.

The exchange came after the 42-year-old neighbor shot a heron, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Previous attempts to change the state bird have been blocked by NRA ... the Caribbean and parts of South America, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission considers flamingos native ...

A heated confrontation between a Pinellas County homeowner and his neighbor has angered the community over the shooting of a protected bird.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials ... "They are efficient egg predators that will consume the eggs of ground-nesting birds and reptiles," Segelson said in an email.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Sarasota woman has a unique problem outside of her business. A pair of nesting hawks is attacking anyone who walks through her front yard. “Everybody, the minute you go in ...

SARASOTA, Fla. ( WFLA) — A Florida woman has a unique problem outside of her Sarasota business. A pair of nesting hawks is attacking anyone who walks through the front yard. “Everybody, the minute you ...