"The Trump administration is considering removing the Key Deer, one of Florida's most iconic and beloved animals, from the Endangered Species List. Named for its habitat in the Florida Keys, they are tiny versions of whitetail deer, typically at the shoulder just two or three feet tall. They're cute, popular with tourists and used to be found on more than a dozen Florida islands. Today, most of them live on a single island, Big Pine Key.

Jan Svejkovsky, a wildlife biologist with Save Our Key Deer, points out a young Key Deer as he drives through a residential neighborhood on the island. It's a little bigger than a Chihuahua.

'It's a little buck,' Svejkovsky says. 'One spike on each side. My guess is he's a year old.'"

Greg Allen reports for NPR August 28, 2019. [2]