Currently, the bird is protected under the Endangered Species Act. Earthjustice represents the groups. Earthjustice, which ...
Several environmental groups have intervened in a lawsuit that is challenging local protections for the Florida scrub jay.
The Florida scrub jay is in the same family as the blue jay, so it makes sense that they look rather similar. As with the California scrub, this bird is again a similar length and coloring to the ...
Once again, 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.
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 ...
Scrub jays are popular with birdwatchers across the globe because of their blue plumage and inquisitive nature. These imperiled birds only live in Florida. Scrub jays live in family groups consisting ...
the American Flamingo as the state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the state songbird. Including the endangered scrub-jay in the bill may improve the chances of its passage, providing additional ...
The mockingbird has been the state’s bird since 1927. Under Polsky’s bill, the young people would be surveyed about the mockingbird, the American osprey, the Florida scrub jay, the American ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After a proposal re-emerged to replace the mockingbird as Florida’s state bird, Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, wants wildlife officials to ask young people what they think.
The Pacific Legal Foundation says the Endangered Species Act does not apply to species — such as the Florida bird — found in only one state. The modest Florida scrub-jay has now been enlisted ...
Four conservation groups are fighting to keep the Florida scrub jay on a federal list of threatened species. They filed to ...