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Summertime means critters and nuisance animals are out and active in Florida. Here's a refresher on state laws around trapping and killing them.
Speaking out on behalf of Humane World for Animals against the proposed regulated bear hunt in Florida, MacFall openly ...
A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned earlier this year after ...
After a woman was killed by an alligator while she was canoeing with her husband in central Florida, questions remain on ...
Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They found evidence that “a physical encounter” occurred between a bear and Markel ...
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), authorities were called to the home of 89-year-old ...
Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and his dog a day earlier.
“Lucy’s Law” is named after Luciana “Lucy” Fernandez, the Our Lady of Lourdes Academy senior who died Sept. 5, 2022, a day ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has confirmed the first fatal Florida black bear attack in state history, located in Jerome, Florida. According to a news release, on Monday, May ...
The daughter saw a bear attack the dog, then her father was found dead from an attack that likely happened earlier, the FWC ...
New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the ...
A dog was found dead near Markel's body. Investigators also said there were signs that a bear had entered Markel's home. FWC began searching the area for the bear responsible for the deadly attack.