Florida’s Roseate Spoonbills Are Thriving Again – Thanks to Wetland Science
At sunrise in Florida Bay, a streak of pink glides low over the water, the bill of a roseate spoonbill slicing the surface like a slow oar. Not long ago, these birds were a bellwether of trouble, their empty nests mirroring years when the marsh ran too deep or too salty. Today, scientists and managers ...