Florida’s Iconic Key Deer Face an Uncertain Future as Seas Rise BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — The world's only Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found in piney and ...

“They were always vulnerable,” said Chris Bergh, the South Florida program manager for the Nature Conservancy, who oversees sea-level rise projects and lives in Big Pine Key. “They’re much ...

The threat of sea rise is greatest to low-lying islands like Big Pine Key, where the majority of Key deer live. "They were always vulnerable," Chris Bergh, the South Florida program manager for ...

"They were always vulnerable," said Chris Bergh, the South Florida program manager for the Nature Conservancy, who oversees sea level rise projects and lives in Big Pine Key. "They're much more ...