Florida Keys ospreys removed from state endangered list
The Florida Keys’ population of ospreys is no longer considered an imperiled species by the state. State wildlife officials announced that a yearlong review found ...
Florida Keys
Old nautical charts inform reef conservation in Florida Keys
When British navigators charted the global waters they sailed centuries ago, they didn’t intend to record ecological information that would have a bearing on ...
As screwworm population decreases, Key deer death rates slow
Efforts to conserve the federally endangered Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) are proving largely successful, thanks to the release of sterile screwworm ...
Flesh-eating maggots threaten endangered Key deer
Endangered deer in the Florida Keys are suffering grizzly deaths from an infestation of flesh-eating maggots. The parasites, known as New World screwworms ...
Burmese pythons breeding in the Florida Keys
For the average person, finding a giant invasive snake might sound worse than finding a small one. But the opposite is true on Key Largo in Florida, where locals ...