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Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a ...
The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird designations. The bill seeks ...
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 ...
Flamingos were common in South Florida until the end of the 19th century, when trends turned to feathers on women's hats and hunters slaughtered millions of birds in the Everglades. The last ...
Quick, what's the official Florida state bird? If you guessed the mockingbird, you'd be correct. However, you'd also be correct if you named the mockingbird as the official state bird of Arkansas ...
Like all nonnative reptile species, green iguanas aren't protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — When you think of Florida's state bird, what do you think of? The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird ...
The Great Blue Heron can be seen with its piercing yellow eyes casually holding the gasping rodent in its long yellow bill.