While not venomous, their bite can cause serious infections and they are potentially dangerous to people and pets. This ...

Unseasonably cold weather in Florida affects native and invasive reptile species. Iguanas can become immobilized and fall from trees when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. Alligators ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida law enforcement agencies say more than 100 missing or endangered children are now safe following what officials are calling one of the largest and most successful child-recovery ...

Experience the powerful and ancient presence of the Komodo dragon with this compelling close-up video. The footage provides an intimate look at the intricate, scaly skin that covers its massive body ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A historic child-recovery mission conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service has successfully found or safely recovered 122 missing children across Florida and nine other states. Known as ...

Florida's controversial bear hunt is scheduled to take place from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28. A nonprofit organization has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the hunt, with a hearing scheduled for Nov. 24. The ...

Eighteen-year-old Giovanni Pelletier vanished in Florida after sending a desperate text to his mom that read: Mom help. His body was later found in a retention pond, leaving his family and community ...

Georgia man accused of stealing thousands in hurricane relief funds in Florida loan scam A Georgia man is accused of stealing $38,000 meant for Florida businesses recovering from Hurricanes Milton and ...

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(CNN) — It’s only taken a few hundred years, but the “Spice Islands” region of eastern Indonesia — now known as the Maluku Islands — is once again attracting attention. Virtually off-the-grid for ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...

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