BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The world’s only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and marshy wetlands bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico on the ...

Key deer are the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer. The biggest bucks are less than 3 feet tall at the shoulder and weigh about 75 pounds. This subspecies of deer is only found in piney and ...

Watching an invasive apex predator swallow a full-sized deer in front of them is something that a group of biologists in South Florida will never forget. A new study conducted from the Conservancy of ...

The Sierra Club believes that the management of Florida’s wildlife should be based on scientific research and data. Hunting should be authorized only when it is necessary to maintain a healthy, viable ...

The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish biologists studying to eradicate the invasive species. Researchers in ...

A new research project at the Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Ecology and Natural Resources Teaching Area will contribute to a greater understanding of ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A Jackson County man was arrested after a nearly year-long investigation into the illegal harvesting and sale of white-tailed deer. According to the Florida Fish and ...

White-tailed deer are relatively large animals, often weighing between 100 and 200 pounds and standing about 4 feet tall at the shoulders as adults. They are relatively abundant, too, with a 2024 ...