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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Jimmy Tobiasfor Type Investigations

How one of Florida’s most beloved animals may be close to climate extinction

Endangered Key deer wade in a flooded field after Hurricane Irma in Big Pine Key, Florida.
Endangered Key deer wade in a flooded field after Hurricane Irma in Big Pine Key, Florida. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

When Hurricane Irma ravaged south Florida in September 2017 it inundated homes, knocked out electricity for millions and killed more than 30 people.

The devastation was not confined to humans, however.

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