5 hours ago
by Danielle Prieur (WMFE)
Photo: MORAN
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State wildlife biologists say the iconic American flamingo does not need to be protected in Florida. That’s the finding they plan to present next month to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
They say the birds may have once been a native species, but any flamingos spotted today are likely visitors, not residents. That’s disappointed scientists who asked that they be added to the state’s threatened species list. But they don’t think this story is quite over.