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Fern, a one-year-old Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, is pictured exploring his new habitat at Palm Beach Zoo.

Video: Palm Beach's Cutest Residents Get New Digs

By B. Scott McLendon

Aug 29, 2025

Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society unveiled a new habitat for a father-son pair of sloths and a trio of tiny golden monkeys.

A coiled Burmese python is pictured in the grass.

Video: Miami Family Finds Gigantic Python in Backyard

By B. Scott McLendon

Aug 28, 2025

Miami's snake-response team, Venom One — yes, that’s a real thing — found the nope rope just south of Miami Executive Airport.

A burrowing owl rests on a perch and looks into the camera

Evicting the Owls: FAU Expansion Threatens Its Own Mascot

By Kat Grimmett

Aug 28, 2025

FAU’s campus expansion displaces burrowing owls, sparking student protests and calls for stronger conservation efforts.

A photo of students wallking on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables.

UM Students Outraged Over Video of Person Kicking Beloved Duck Ivan

By Alex DeLuca

Aug 26, 2025

The celebrity duck is known for being social, friendly, and (mostly) harmless.

Florida Women Dominate 2025 Python Challenge, Break Records

By B. Scott McLendon

Aug 14, 2025

A Naples woman dispached 60 Burmese pythons to claim $10,000 from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A black bear cub peaks around a pine tree.

Florida Officials Embrace Medieval Black Bear Hunt With Open Arms

By B. Scott McLendon

Aug 13, 2025

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission's (FWC) own survey says about three-fourths of Floridians oppose the December hunt.

a close-up photo of a stray dog with sad eyes

Video: Miami-Dade Animal Shelter Plagued by Roach Infestation

By Alex DeLuca

Aug 11, 2025

The county is asking the public for foster help next week while exterminators deal with the problem.

Is Luna the Gucci Goat Broward’s Newest Icon?

By B. Scott McLendon

Aug 6, 2025

She gives new meaning to the term aura farming.

A Florida spiny lobster on the ocean floor

Florida Lobster Mini-Season Is Back: Please Don't Die!

By B. Scott McLendon

Jul 29, 2025

South Florida is on a gruesome streak of boating injuries during the two-day season.

illustration of a solitary dog outside a barbed-wire-enclosed detention facility holding a leash in its mouth as if waiting for its human companion

Orphans of the Deported: South Florida Deportations Are Quietly Filling Animal Shelters

By Alex DeLuca

Jul 24, 2025

A hidden toll of President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts: Abandoned pets.

A Florida spiny lobster after being caught.

2025 Florida Lobster Mini-Season: What to Know

By B. Scott McLendon

Jul 23, 2025

The annual crustacean craze is upon us once again.

Three people sit on yoga mats with their eyes closed. A bunny sits at the top of each mat.

Five Wildest Yoga Classes in Miami: Bunnies, Goats, Puppies, and More

By Jane LaCroix and Celia Almeida

Jul 18, 2025

Mindfulness doesn’t have to mean monotony.

A massive python being carried by three men through a Florida wooded area

Florida’s Six Biggest Python Captures

By Alex DeLuca and B. Scott McLendon

Jul 17, 2025

The Python Challenge is upon us! Check out the beastliest Burmese pythons nabbed in Florida to date.

2025 Florida Python Challenge: What to Know About Event

By B. Scott McLendon

Jul 10, 2025

The state is offering $25,000 in prizes for hunters who "remove" the most Burmese pythons.

Inside the Curious World of Raccoon Island, Biscayne Bay's Cutest Mystery

By B. Scott McLendon

Jun 2, 2025

A tourist trend attracting visitors to tour Raccoon Island and feed wildlife there has some hidden consequences, experts say.

A photoshopped image of an Alligator sitting next to a plate with a mango.

Florida Alligator Caught on Video Eating Mango Because, Well, Florida

By Alex DeLuca

May 30, 2025

In Florida, it's currently peak season for both mangoes and mating alligators.

Manatee Paddy Doyle underwater looking at the camera

Elderly Florida Manatee Paddy Doyle Killed in Boat Collision

By Naomi Feinstein

May 29, 2025

The "fighting Irishman" is remembered as a social and playful fellow who was first spotted at Blue Spring in 1971.

Men encircle a pair of roosters engaged in a fight.

Animal-Rights Advocates Aim to End Florida's Multibillion-Dollar Cockfighting Industry

By B. Scott McLendon

May 23, 2025

Advocates hope the federal FIGHT Act will arm authorities with more ammunition in the battle to end cockfighting.

Fort Lauderdale Activists Protest Black Bear Trophy Hunt

By B. Scott McLendon

May 16, 2025

People across Florida are protesting an upcoming black bear trophy hunt, where advocates fear hundreds of bears may be slain.

A crocodile looks menacing as it swims in the water

Crocodile Spotted in Lake Osceola Triggers Safety Alert at University of Miami

By Theo Karantsalis

May 2, 2025

After a crocodile is spotted in Lake Osceola, UM warns students to avoid the body of water and report wildlife sightings.

Animals

What to Know About Florida’s Land Crabs

Python Queen Slams $480K Robo Rabbit Plan

Animals

What to Know About Florida’s Land Crabs

Python Queen Slams $480K Robo Rabbit Plan

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