Animals and Wildlife

Officer Martinez’s first-ever alligator encounter at Largo Police Department turns into a comedic rite of passage—and Florida’s latest viral sensation.

Leah Lendel was snorkeling off Boca Grande, Florida, when she was attacked, her family said.

A New Jersey man is hurt after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.

Birch Aquarium will be the spot for “Shark Summer Sunsets,” shark crafts, and shark feedings, too.

A hungry wild elephant has caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand after strolling in from the Khao Yai National Park and helping himself to the food on the shelves.

The Parks Division in Madison, Wisconsin, is employing a herd of goats to help clear away invasive species in a city park.

Residents in a Fairfield neighborhood are trying to figure out where a sow and her pack of piglets came from after they tore up several yards Wednesday night.

A group of rehabilitated pelicans soared the San Pedro skies on Wednesday upon their release back to the wild.

Five gray whales have died in the greater Bay Area over the past week, bringing the region’s 2025 whale death toll to 14, officials announced Wednesday.

A two-ton elephant seal was seen wandering around the street near Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday.

A bear created quite the scene in a Maryland neighborhood this Memorial Day when it wandered into someone’s backyard.

Lewis Pugh, 55, began swimming multiple hours a day in the 47-degree water on May 15 to raise awareness about the plight of sharks as the film “Jaws” nears its 50th birthday.

The man tried to nudge it with his water bottle, but it didn’t move. He then reached out with his hand — a move he would very quickly regret.

  Missouri conservation officials warn of snakes hiding in cars.

The whereabouts of Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, are unclear on Wednesday after a report they had been secretly removed and shipped to another zoo — but neither zoo officials nor Mayor Karen Bass’ office had an immediate response to requests for comment.

U.S. wildlife officials want to add a rare Nevada fish to the list of endangered species.

Police said they received multiple calls over several weeks about pet cats being snatched and harmed in a Santa Ana, California, neighborhood.

Here’s an uplifting way to start summer: Wing by the “Outdoor Adventure Days” near Big Bear Lake.

May 20 is National Rescue Dog Day. In honor of one of our favorite four-legged friends, here are five ways to honor rescue dogs in your community.

A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct.