Florida officials seek long-term solutions for manatees

With state and federal wildlife officials planning to feed starving manatees in the coming months, the FWC pointed to a need for more long-term solutions.

Florida proposes 24-hour-a-day alligator hunting

The Florida Fish and Wildlife has proposed adding additional daytime hours to its alligator hunt.

7-foot beehive removed from St. Pete home, revealing 100 pounds of honey behind bathroom wall

A beekeeper was requested at a St. Pete home, where she found a 7-foot behive behind the shower wall. She believes there was around 100 pounds of honey and up to 80,000 bees living in there.

Lettuce test project launched to help feed starving Florida manatees

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Power and Light and other partners will serve lettuce at FPL’s Cape Canaveral Clean Energy Center in Brevard County to nourish the starving creatures.

California's Lost Coast redwoods could be saved from logging

Save the Redwoods League in San Francisco agreed to purchase the historic DeVilbiss Ranch timberlands for $37 million if it can raise the money by Dec 31.

Florida wildlife officials, FPL take steps to aid manatees

Wildlife officials, now teaming with the state’s largest electric utility, have approved an unusual step of feeding manatees that face another winter of limited food supplies in Florida waters.

Test feeding plan in works for starving Florida manatees

The starvation threat has led to a record 1,017 manatee deaths as of Nov. 19, according to state figures.

FWC to begin feeding malnourished manatees in Indian River Lagoon

Manatees are dying off in record numbers due to starvation, but scientists say they’re working on a plan to save those that have survived. 

Invasive tegu lizards' growing population threatens Florida native species

Argentine black and white tegus eat everything between bananas and gopher tortoise babies. Their overall population has exploded in Florida's wild, but they are not native to the state.

Mama bear and 2 cubs spotted in Sanford tree

A FOX 35 viewer called in on Monday morning to report a mama bear and two cubs at Gilbert St. and Orange Blvd. in Sanford.

Rattlesnake gets up close and personal with trail camera

A father and son got a little more than what they bargained for when they left out a bowl of water for nearby rattlesnakes.

‘Well-fed’ squirrel freed by rescuers after getting stuck in bird feeder

According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in England, a squirrel who may have had a few too many nuts found itself trapped in a bird feeder and had to be freed by an RSPCA rescue officer.

COVID-19 infected deer could act as ‘reservoirs’ for virus, study suggests

Penn State veterinarians found an explosive number of COVID-19 cases in deer, leaving them to wonder if humans can contract the virus from the animals.

Thousands of giant sequoias killed in California wildfires

Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, adding to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth’s largest trees, officials said Friday.