Two other male panthers died from vehicle strikes Dec. 21 and Dec. 23, rounding out the deadliest year for the state animal since 2016, McClatchy News previously reported. While Florida panthers ...

Snow, ice, strong winds and plunging temperatures in the US have led to dangerous travel conditions from central and southern ...

A Florida lawmaker has filed a bill that would make a felony out of committing animal cruelty during a state of emergency. On Monday, state Rep. Joel Rudman, R-Navarre, filed legislation (HB 79 ...

The owner, a Ruskin man named Giovanny Aldama Garcia, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals last year after he left the dog to drown in floodwaters, shocking the conscience of Floridians and ...

Florida's Rep. Jim Mooney has filed a proposal to make the American flamingo the official state bird, unseating the mockingbird, which is the current state bird. The change would be official on Jul. 1 ...

Florida is investing $6.1 million in a Highlands County wildlife crossing to protect endangered species, like the Florida ...

A bill filed by Representative James Mooney would designate the flamingo as Florida’s state bird and the scrub jay as the ...

For nearly a century, the mockingbird has reigned supreme as the state bird of Florida, surviving multiple coup attempts by ...

A new bill filed in the Florida Senate seeks to strengthen penalties for animal cruelty committed during states of emergency, ...

Breton, the massive great white shark who made a shark "self-portrait," pinged off Florida for the second time in less than a ...

The story of Trooper the dog, who was left chained to a fence and standing in chest-high flood waters on I-75 during ...