Sheila and Michael Brewer are accustomed to rescuing cats, dogs and unwanted farm animals – but not a reptile so big they don't have a dog crate large enough for it. But that's what happened last Thursday when they came across a 4-foot iguana sunning itself outside a medical building in Pinellas Park. The Brewers were in Pinellas checking out possible foster homes for their rescued animals. ...more

October 20, 2009

As night temperatures cool and summer visitors leave Florida's beaches, a different type of visitor moves across the sand surface each night. ...more

September 30, 2009

Authorities say a Clearwater woman walking her dog by a lake was bitten by an 8-foot alligator but managed to escape. ...more

September 26, 2009

Authorities say two bodies were found floating in Lake Okeechobee. ...more

September 5, 2009

Florida has 1 million registered boats and other watercraft, and accident statistics are sobering. ...more

September 4, 2009

Poorly flushed canal systems are the root cause of several fish kills on Davis Islands this month, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Thursday. ...more

August 28, 2009

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking hunters across the state to provide information on when they think white-tailed deer are breeding. ...more

August 27, 2009

Trappers on Tuesday night snared a Florida black bear in the backyard of a homeowner in Pasco County. On Wednesday, the bear was tagged and taken north of where it was captured to be released back into the wild. ...more

August 27, 2009

Trappers last night snared a Florida black bear in the backyard of a homeowner in Hernando County, officials said. Today, the bear is getting tagged and will take a ride somewhere to the north of where it was captured, where it will be released back into the wild. ...more

August 26, 2009

An alligator capture has led to the arrests of some north Florida apartment tenants who forgot to hide their drugs, authorities say. ...more

August 5, 2009