Key Deer, a subspecies of the White-tailed deer, live only in a few of the Florida Keys. An endangered species, there are only about 700-800 of these animals left. They all live on a very small ran… ...

We asked readers what they thought of removing the Key deer from the Endangered Species List. On one hand, the deer has bounced back from its extremely low numbers in the 1950s. On the other more ...

The deer got some of the worst parts of Irma's high winds, hard rain and dangerous storm surge. The key deer habitat is only about 15 miles away from where the eye made landfall Sunday morning.

Some people keep dogs in their backyards. In the Florida Keys, some residents have deer the size of a golden retriever in their yards. As sea levels rise and salt water climbs higher on the ...

Years ago, they were over-hunted, and habitat destruction led to the point that only an estimated 50 deer survived by the 1940s; now there are 800-1,000.

Fewer than 1,000 Key deer remain, according to the National Wildlife Federation, which has worked to protect the deer since 1951. At that time, the herd numbered 25.

An endangered Key deer fawn is doing just fine Monday after being rescued from the path of a fast moving brush fire in Big Pine Key. CBS News Miami: Free 24/7 News; CBS Miami App; ...

Highway deer deaths. On Big Pine Key, mom and pop bars and restaurants dot either side of bustling U.S. 1, along with gas stations and small motels.

A Key Deer walks in a residential neighborhood on October 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Florida. The Key deer population is at risk from rising sea levels that cause their resources to shrink, experts ...

A Key deer, one of an endangered herd that exists only in the Florida Keys, was found shot Thursday morning. The deer was so badly injured that authorities said they had to euthanize it.

Florida's Key deer population is at risk from rising sea levels causing their resources to shrink, experts say. Key deer are the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer. The biggest bucks are ...