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

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.

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

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

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

In fact, the anti-mockingbirders point out, both the scrub jay and flamingo are native Floridians. Flamingo supporters also argue their bird is widely associated with Florida, having been long ...

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

The nonprofit started in the spring of 2020 in North Port, targeting Florida Scrub-jay habitat and quickly expanded to include land in unincorporated Sarasota and Charlotte counties, started 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.