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Pine trees, which have lost their needles, stand in the habitat of the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Pine trees, which have lost their needles, stand in the habitat of the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walks in a residential neighborhood, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walks in a residential neighborhood, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, crosses the road Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, crosses the road Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jan Svejkovsky, chief scientist for Save Our Key Deer, watches a Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, in front of his home, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jan Svejkovsky, chief scientist for Save Our Key Deer, watches a Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, in front of his home, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walk in a residential neighborhood Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walk in a residential neighborhood Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Chris Bergh, the South Florida program manager for the Nature Conservancy, walks in the habitat of the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Chris Bergh, the South Florida program manager for the Nature Conservancy, walks in the habitat of the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The sun sets in the habitat of the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The sun sets in the habitat of the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walks past collected rainwater flowing from a drain in a residential neighborhood Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walks past collected rainwater flowing from a drain in a residential neighborhood Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

This photo shows the habitat of the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)

This photo shows the habitat of the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)

This photo shows the habitat for the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)

This photo shows the habitat for the Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walk along mangroves, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walk along mangroves, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A bucket of drinking water is left along a road for Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A bucket of drinking water is left along a road for Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walks through a residential neighborhood, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walks through a residential neighborhood, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walk in a residential neighborhood Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, walk in a residential neighborhood Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, interact as they walk through a residential neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, interact as they walk through a residential neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A road sign warns motorists not to speed in an area frequented by Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A road sign warns motorists not to speed in an area frequented by Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)