JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — What started as a drug investigation in Jacksonville earlier this year ended with a man facing more than a dozen animal abuse charges. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office ...

From gator attacks and interactions to therapy dogs — and even a therapy cat — to the state’s first fatal black bear attack, Florida Patch has rounded up some of the top animal news stories from 2025 ...

ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. — These coastal North Carolina deputies had a crazy day at the office. A massive 350-400 lbs., 10 ft. long gator was found loitering on a double yellow line in Onslow County.

These are Inside Edition's wildest animal antics caught on tape in 2024. MMA fighter Mike Dragich tried to corral an eight-foot gator terrorizing a neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida. A brave mom ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Imagine waking up to an 11-foot gator inside your kitchen. It's what one Clearwater woman found lurking inside her home around 3:30 Friday morning. Mary Wischhusen called 911 after ...

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — It was like any other day in Florida when a pair of deputies had to follow an alligator all the way around a home to rescue it. Lake County Sheriff's Office officials responded to ...