In a legal battle that could have implications for the Endangered Species Act, a young tech entrepreneur is facing off ...

A newcomer to Florida got upset after running into obstacles while trying to build a house that could impact the habitat of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ORLANDO, Fla. — Take a stroll through one of the remaining pockets of Florida scrub habitat and listen for a loud, scratchy weep — ...

There’s no “Cutest Critter in Florida” contest but, if there were, I can name a few contestants. The diminutive Key deer, for ...

CLERMONT, Fla. — In Lake County, B.B. Brown’s Gardens is home to the Florida Scrub-Jay Trail. It’s a Clermont nature preserve that was hand-built by Cathy and Bruce Brown in the 90s, transforming ...

Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, February 2017. By Kirsty Nadine via iStock for WMNF News. Several environmental groups have ...

The Environmental Conservancy of North Port needs $15,000 by September 5th to purchase a quarter-acre lot in Englewood, Florida, to protect Florida Scrub-Jay habitat. This would be the conservancy's ...

NORTH PORT ― The Environmental Conservancy of North Port faces an Aug. 17 deadline to raise funds to purchase a half-acre in the Meroni Paradise neighborhood of North Port as habitat for Florida Scrub ...

Though I like to brag that I’m a Florida boy, born and bred, I must confess that I’ve never seen the state’s sole endemic bird species—the scrub jay. It used to be easy to see scrub jays. They were ...

Florida scrub jays are clearly declining in Brevard County, Florida. Jays lived on the barrier island in the South Beaches for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. The last one was seen there ...

Take a stroll through one of the remaining pockets of Florida scrub habitat and listen for a loud, scratchy weep — a sound that distinguishes the Florida scrub-jay from other avian residents of the ...