Wildlife officials accidentally captured the heaviest Florida panther ever documented during a routine population check.

In addition to identifying python hot spots, researchers found the optimal time of day and the best time of year for hunting ...

Roughly 75 years ago the Florida panther, a unique subspecies of the North American cougar, was nearly extinct when there ...

As temperatures dropped in January across much of the East and the Sunshine State, threatened manatees suffered significant ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Legislature to halt law-enforcement officers from using boat safety inspections as a pretense for ...

Fifty endangered larva reticulated flatwoods salamanders were released on private land in the Florida panhandle. News 5 has ...

It's been three days since a black bear made its way up a tree in Gulf Breeze. Florida Fish and Wildlife officials are still monitoring the ...

Scripps News Group Reporter Michael Paluska sat down with two Black photographers in Florida, who both use their images to ...

Two Florida black bears broke out in a fight on the back porch of a neighborhood home, and it was all caught on live video.

"Somebody might be injuring them." Florida wildlife hospital faces disturbing trend of pelican patients: 'It really hurts our ...

State agencies investigating a massive fish kill in Lake Apopka say they've ruled out some possibilities but are still unsure ...

The investment would deliver a 20 percent pay increase for Florida's entry-level state law enforcement officers and a 25 ...