Florida lawmakers have filed a bill to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the official state bird. A pink flamingo walking along Haulover Beach in Florida on May 17, 2018. Florida ...

Florida birds had a rough year that ruffled many feathers, especially among enthusiasts who love to watch them. Avian influenza hit close to home, with dozens of birds euthanized at a Palm Shores ...

Chilean Flamingo Teal (left) and 7-year-old Harbor seal Slater (right ... officials said. Cats can get sick with bird flu.

The Chilean flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and died Jan. 8. The 7-year-old harbor seal, named Slater, died the next day. Zoo officials say it was “near certain” that the disease derived from ...

Lazaro Aleman  news@greenepublishing.com Florida lawmakers may once again try to make the flamingo the state bird, in lieu of ...

A bill has been filed to change Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the flamingo and make the scrub jay the state’s official songbird. A similar bill was filed last year, but did not pass. If ...

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An art installation of nearly 1,000 fake flamingos designed to highlight plastic in the oceans has caused confusion - as they are made from plastic. The piece 'Ramandu’s Table' by Bruce Munro is said ...

TIRUPATI: The Flamingo Festival 2025 concluded at the Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, drawing thousands of students, bird ...

Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned that a bird flu pandemic was ...

Their deaths came within a day of each other, the Chicago zoo said in a Jan. 15 news release. Teal, a months-old Chilean flamingo, died Jan. 8 and Slater, a 7-year-old harbor seal, died Jan. 9.