NY man trying to kill skunk is fatally shot with arrow
A New York man was fatally shot with a crossbow arrow as he and another man were trying to kill a skunk.
Alligator puts up fight, damages Florida home during late-night visit
"That gator put up a fight."
Florida Keys sea turtle participates in Tour de Turtles
A juvenile green sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital has been fitted with a satellite-tracking transmitter and released from a Keys beach to join the 14th Tour de Turtles, a marathon-like race that follows long-distance migration of sea turtles over three months.
'Go! Go!': Tennessee man scares away black bear trapped in his car
A Tennessee man shooed away a black bear that broke into his parked car and caused heavy damage to the vehicle. “I had to abandon the car,” he said.
Acid-shooting 'spider-scorpion' found in Texas park creeps out social media
The vinegaroon is named for its ability to shoot acidic vinegar from its whip
Florida good Samaritan uses dog leash to stop bleeding of biker attacked by alligator: report
Charlie Shannon said he was walking with his dog at the park when he came across the victim.
Bird strike forces emergency landing of Allegiant flight in St. Pete
Shortly after taking off from the St. Pete-Clearwater Airport, passengers had to return to the airport after a bird struck the plane's engine.
Florida man attacked by alligator while biking along nature trail
A cyclist was attacked by an alligator along a nature trail in Martin County, Florida on Monday.
Yosemite ranger gives heartbreaking account of mother bear calling for cub killed by driver
A Yosemite National Park ranger has shared a heartfelt, heartbreaking story about a young bear that was struck and killed by a vehicle and her grieving mother that spent hours by her side hoping to wake her up.
Hammerhead charges toward swimmer while beachgoers scream in terror in viral video
The shark briefly appeared near the coast at Panama City Beach before swimming back out to the ocean.
'Glass octopus' sighted by marine scientists in Pacific Ocean
The "glass octopus" is almost completely transparent besides its optic nerve, eyeballs, and digestive tract.
Photo of 'embarrassed' raccoon rescued by firefighters goes viral
"It's really nothing to be ashamed of," the City of Dalton Fire Department wrote on Facebook.
Alligator 'apprehended' by police for 'trespassing' at Florida mall
"Everyone calm down, he was just trying to get a Starbucks."
2 bull sharks swam up Mississippi River to St. Louis, study finds
A pair of bull sharks were found to have swum from the Gulf of Mexico to St. Louis via the Mississippi River, a recent study confirmed.
Possible shark bite in New Smyrna Beach leaves boy with leg injury
Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue says an eleven-year-old Georgia boy who was visiting New Smyrna Beach sustained a leg injury that may have been the result of a shark bite.
Georgia couple finds 18 snakes under their bed
The Georgia couple was just about to go to bed when the woman noticed what she thought was fuzz on the floor. Then it moved.
Rehabilitated manatees returned to Blue Spring State Park
Curious and enthusiastic onlookers gathered around to watch people carry the two manatees out on stretchers and down the boat ramp into the water.
35,000 fish dropped from airplane to restock remote Utah lake
More than 35,000 fish were dropped from an airplane into a remote Utah lake in a video released by Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources.
With months left in 2021, FWC says manatee deaths surpass annual record
More manatees have died so far this year than any other year on record, according to a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife.
Giant pandas no longer endangered but still vulnerable, China says
Chinese officials said they no longer consider giant pandas to be an endangered species but remain “vulnerable,” due to conservation efforts.