Florida’s wild icons—from panthers to butterflies—are vanishing fast, caught in the crosshairs of development and climate ...

State wildlife officers say three more people are tied to an illegal alligator harvesting case that has already led to the ...

A man in Florida is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after police say he killed and ate two of his pet peacocks, then ...

Wildlife experts warn about the risks coyote populations pose to pets and children, while noting the predator's important ...

Lawmakers say the license — known as a Marine Special Activity License — granted the removal of a federally threatened ...

Two more men have been charged in an ongoing alligator poaching investigation that began earlier this year, according to the ...

Florida is unfortunately home to a lot of uninvited guests — especially invasive animals. But there might be another way to control their rapidly increasing populations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Gopher tortoises are protected under state law. It’s illegal to handle or even relocate the animals, with one exception. The Florida Wildlife Consercation Commission does grant special permission to ...

In a state with such iconic megafauna as the Florida panther and the American alligator, the shy, reclusive Florida black bear is often overlooked. Until there’s trouble. In less than two weeks, the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited ...