Two St. Petersburg teenagers are talking about the one that didn't get away. Early Wednesday morning, 19-year-old Josh Lipert and 16-year-old Robbie Korkoske reeled in an 81/2foot bull shark. They estimated the shark's weight at 300 to 400 pounds. ...more

May 28, 2009

Officials say a 47-year-old man is recovering after he was attacked by an alligator at Lake Okeechobee. ...more

May 26, 2009

The body of a 57-year-old man who jumped off a pontoon boat for a swim Saturday evening has been found in Lake Pierce, Polk County deputies said today. ...more

May 11, 2009

Clearwater Fire and Rescue divers have located the body of a scuba diver reported missing since Saturday afternoon. ...more

May 3, 2009

Wildlife officials are looking for a pregnant cougar that escaped into the woods in central Florida while being transferred to a cage. ...more

May 3, 2009

Florida's sea-turtle nesting season has begun, and thousands of the reptiles will return to their home beaches to lay eggs. ...more

May 2, 2009

A manatee whose flipper was discovered entangled in fishing line more than two years ago but has finally been rescued. ...more

April 30, 2009

A suburban Broward County resident reported a third bear sighting, prompting state wildlife officials to prepare traps for the animal. ...more

April 22, 2009

Residents of Broward's westernmost city are being asked to keep food and garbage indoors as officials search for a black bear that was twice seen romping in some foliage. ...more

April 21, 2009

State wildlife officials are delaying the start of the recreational harvest season for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. The open season announced Friday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is now June 1 through Sept. 30. The original opening date was April 15. ...more

April 11, 2009