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.

Florida breaks annual manatee death record in first half of year

The FWC reported that 841 manatee deaths were recorded between January 1 and July 2, breaking the previous record of 830.

Gator that killed dog caught, euthanized in Winter Garden

An alligator trapper is warning people and pets to stay away from bodies of water after a woman's dog was attacked and killed by one.

Alligator attacks, kills woman's dog in Winter Garden, officials say

Resident Jeff Dyal posted on Facebook that the gator was 11 ½-feet and that it was his neighbor's large dog that was killed.

Elsa causes concerns over sea turtle nests
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Crews in Florida are scrambling to protect sea turtles after Elsa disrupted many of their nests.

‘Super sweet’ 12-foot python escapes zoo in Louisiana mall, search continues

Zookeepers and local entities are still searching for a 12-foot Burmese python that escaped a Baton Rouge zoo inside the Mall of Louisiana Tuesday morning.

Woman tries to remove alligator from Louisiana highway

Some tense moments between a small, territorial alligator and a Louisiana woman were caught on camera.

China’s migrating elephants spotted once more on the move

The herd of wild elephants left their wildlife preserve more than a year ago and has traveled more than 300 miles since then, raiding farms and strolling village streets along the way. And it’s still unclear where they’re headed.

Hunting, poaching led to 30% reduction in Wisconsin gray wolves, study says

Poaching and a hunt in February that exceeded kill quotas led to an estimated 30% reduction of Wisconsin’s gray wolves, according to a new study.