Florida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise

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BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The world’s only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and marshy wetlands bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Keys. For years, their biggest threat was being struck by vehicles speeding along U.S. Highway 1 or local roads.

https://apnews.com/article/key-deer-climate-change-sea-level-rise-0a73bbf1f8e88bcf091f588c92b34997?

ps:How sad!!