Lifeguards rescued a young deer from the ocean off the Central Florida coastline Sunday after beachgoers spotted the animal ...

By 2050, sea rise is expected to overtake about 84% of the 1,988 remaining acres (805 hectares) of the preferred habitat on Big Pine Key — and “the deer will already be gone,” Silvy said.

Florida's Key deer population is at risk from rising sea levels causing their resources to shrink, experts say. What Are Key Deer? Key deer are the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer.

These diminutive deer, a subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found nowhere else on Earth. Yet, as sea levels rise and their habitat diminishes, these cherished creatures face a perilous ...

A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, crosses the road Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla ...

Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that live only in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, have always faced risks — mostly from being hit by cars speeding ...

Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that live only in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, have always faced risks — mostly from being hit by cars speeding ...

FILE - Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, interact as they walk through a residential neighborhood ...