The future of Florida's renowned Key deer is unclear as sea levels increase
BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The Key deer, a charming and unique animal, is the tiniest subspecies of white-tailed deer. It calls the piney, marshy landscapes of the Florida Keys its home, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. For decades, their primary danger came from speeding vehicles along U.S. Highway 1 or local roads. Now, however, it is the surrounding waters that pose the gravest long-term threat to this population of roughly 800 deer, with rising sea levels threatening
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