From ocean surf to mountain forest, the United States is home to animals that trigger deep fear in many people. Sharks, bears ...

Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who ...

Florida’s fresh bodies of water are perhaps best known for the southern state’s most iconic resident: the American alligator. These formidable reptiles live all across Florida, with an estimated ...

Amnesty International said Thursday the use of a confined space called the “box” at the migrant detention facility in Florida known as Alligator Alcatraz could amount to torture. The human rights ...

Evidence suggests pythons may be evolving to tolerate colder climates farther north. These invasive snakes are primarily established in South Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee. As sections of the ...

You fear that higher minimum wages risk a “doom loop” of price rises for consumers and job losses for the least-skilled (“Time for a pause”, November 22nd). You also fret that research doesn’t focus ...

Since Florida opened the controversial Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention site in the middle of the Everglades this past summer, migrants have reported inhumane and unsanitary conditions, ...

SHE WON’T LAST LONG. WELL, THE BAY AREA IS SAYING GOODBYE TO ONE OF THEIR MOST FAMOUS AND CHERISHED RESIDENTS, THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SAYS THEIR ICONIC ALBINO ALLIGATOR, CLAUDE, HAS DIED.

A rare albino alligator named Claude who was beloved by fans around the world died Tuesday, according to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He was 30. The science museum in Golden ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Claude, an albino alligator, is shown at the ...

The University of Florida says, fight back if you're attacked. Strike the gator in its snout, if you can! Keep yourself safe by avoiding known gator habitats, such as marshes, swamps and lakes An ...