Big Pine Key could as easily be called Little Deer Key. After all, the roughly 10-square-mile island, 30 miles east of Key West in Florida is known for being home to North America's smallest deer ...

While the key remains mostly rural with modest Florida bungalows and more palatial places, development has taken away some ...

The toll to South Florida parks and wilderness lands amid sweeping federal job cuts includes at least six biologists and other workers at already understaffed wildlife refuges, bringing the total to ...

As the United States continues to feel the effects of global warming and rising sea levels, there is renewed concern for the Key deer, a species native to the Florida Keys who could be pushed to ...

Rolling past the iconic Bahia Honda Bridge and across Scout Key, there is a really tight curve. Let it serve as a wake-up call. Traveling down what is essentially a straight line, this little curve ...

A refuge for the endangered species on Big Pine Key in Florida took a direct kit, but several deer have been spotted. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021. Before joining The ...

A refuge for the endangered species on Big Pine Key in Florida took a direct kit, but several deer have been spotted. NIH’s plan to reduce indirect funds faced immense backlash from researchers. A ...

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 Florida Keys.