Wildlife

Great White Shark Spotted in Florida Waters; Man Jumps Into Water to Take Pictures of It

Either great white sharks love the warm waters of Florida or we're just superdelicious, because another one has been spotted swimming around our neck of the woods like it's all good. See also: -Great White Sharks Spotted in Florida Waters -Fishermen Catch Great White Shark Off Florida Coast (VIDEO) ... More >>

For First Time, Florida Panther Released Into Palm Beach County

For the first time, an endangered Florida Panther has been released into Palm Beach County. Not to worry. The wild cat won't be roaming the strip malls or come knocking on your door looking to borrow a cup of sugar. The 120-pound panther was released into the Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area, ... More >>

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Looks to Clamp Down on Illegal Turtle Trade

There's a black market for everything, even turtles. Last month, we told you about an extensive sting operation led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that took down a local yokel who was illegally smuggling turtles to China. It turns out this wasn't a one-off incident. Turtle smuggling ... More >>

Zombie Honeybees Found in California

​It may sound like some truly bad straight-to-DVD movie, but Scientific American is reporting the discovery of zombie honeybees in Northern California, which may provide a clue in the search behind colony collapse disorder.A research article recently published in Plos One, a peer-reviewed science ... More >>

Crocodiles Take a Bite Out of Grand Central

You Be Buggin’

Fin be Gone

Local entrepreneurs say they've perfected a sunblock with a twist: It repels sharks

Dance of the Penguin

That whole talking animal genre? Let's be done with it.

Off the Leash

In the exotic pet universe, it's all about whose is weirder than whose.

Reef Madness

Thanks to the Delray-Boynton pipe, there's a nitrate-stoked party down there.

I Heart PvD Too

Miracle on Ice

The life of the emperor penguin isn't easy, but it might make yours seem better

Attack of the Killer Weed

Can a hardy little moth stop the fern that wants to eat the Everglades?

Animal Crackers

In Madagascar, the wild things romp, then roam.

Best Place to Birdwatch

Fern Forest Nature Center

Best Pet Store

Wild Cargo Pets & Supplies

Artful Ornithology

The Norton's "Birdspace" takes us to a sprightlier world

Just Africa

Best Toy Store

The Explore Store Museum of Discovery and Science Museum of Discovery and Science Museum of Discovery and Science

Bug Out

Who are you calling a lepidopteran?

Big Top Guns

The cats and cannons of the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus have come to town

Net Free

A whimsical journey on the wings of a butterfly

By Susan Eastman

For the Birds

Should 2700 little sparrows be allowed to hold up the reclaiming of the Everglades?

Turtle Tryst

Save the baby sea turtles!

Best Fishing

Lake Worth Pier

Armed and Dangerous

"Monsters of the Deep" features squids and sharks and dinosaurs -- oh, my!

Troubled Waters

Big wave-riding among the sharks of New Smyrna Beach -- the calm before NYC's storm

Best Hunting

J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area

Aardvark Aadventures

Arthur: A Live Adventure

Deepest, Darkest... Florida?

Lion Country Safari

Best Hunting

West of U.S. Highway 27

Declarations of Independents

Forget strip malls, condos, and highways. Loxahatchee Groves is a place of dirt roads, wild pets, and eccentric residents.

Rub-a-Dub-Dub, It's a Manatee Tub

Manatee Viewing Area

No Bird Is an Island

Conservationist Paul Reillo has waged a one-man campaign to save Dominica's parrots from extinction

Beetlemania

Insect Adventure

Flipped Out Over Flipper

Dolphin activist RussRector will do just about anything to make swim-with-dolphins programs extinct

Flipped Out Over Flipper

Dolphin activist Russ Rector will do just about anything to make swim-with-dolphins programs extinct

Who's Manateeing the Phones?

State wildlife officials say that amateur hotlines set up to help protect endangered manatees are putting the animals at risk

Surf 'n' Safari

A Natural Alliance

Buck Island Ranch is home to the threatened caracara, and it's a laboratory where ranchers and conservationists are learning to work together

Best Place To See Wildlife

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Best Place To Bird-Watch

Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Best Kids' Thrill

Butterfly World

Best Pet Store

Pet World

The Straight Dope

Cold-Blooded Smuggling

The recent bust of a Hollywood importer sheds light on an illegal reptile trade that has adventurous smugglers making easy money

Your Endangered Species Ate My Exotic Species!

Turns out the Florida panther has a taste for deer kept on the Seminoles' hunting preserve. Now the tribe wants payback.

Making a Mountain Out of an Anthill

Call of the Wild

Bird Is the Word