A 12-foot Burmese python escaped from its aquarium and strangled a 2-year-old Florida girl in her bed today, officials said. Lt. Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said the toddler lived in the central Florida town of Oxford. WFTV in ...Read More
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A warning to those who may want to release balloons outdoors: not only is it against the law, but it can harm wildlife. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding residents that a little-known-law prohibits releasing ...Read More
Officials: Man tied 15 lizards to chest at airport LOS ANGELES — Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...Read More
LOS ANGELES — Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of Lomita, ...Read More
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A plan to pull 5 million pounds of unwanted carp from a Utah lake each year - one of the largest such attempts in the country - got initial backing Thursday from a federal wildlife ...Read More
JERSEY CITY, N.J.—A wild turkey that's taken up residence at a New Jersey tollbooth and spends its days scooting around 18-wheelers won't have to dodge Thanksgiving traffic. State Fish and Wildlife officials netted the bird Wednesday after failed attempts during ...Read More
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - A wild turkey that's taken up residence at a New Jersey tollbooth and spends its days scooting around 18-wheelers won't have to dodge Thanksgiving traffic. State Fish and Wildlife officials netted the bird Wednesday after ...Read More
SEATTLE -- A study by NOAA and the University of Washington says a yearlong closure of recreational razor clam digging could result in as much as $22 million in lost revenue to counties on the Washington coast. The razor clam season ...Read More
This is a list you don't want to be on. Unless, maybe, you're hoping for some government help.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is out with its annual list of proposed candidate species, or "candidate notice of review." That is, ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officially removed the brown pelican from its list of endangered species Wednesday. The recovery of the brown pelican is proof that the often criticized Endangered Species Act is effective, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar ...Read More
WASHINGTON - After nearly 40 years of struggling for survival, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list.
The bird now prevalent across Florida, the Gulf and Pacific coasts and the Caribbean was declared an endangered species in 1970, ...Read More
SALT LAKE CITY -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hascompleted its yearly evaluation of plants and animals that areconsidered candidates for listing under the Endangered SpeciesAct. The Fish and Wildlife Service says four species are no longercandidates for ESA protection, ...Read More
BRADENTON, Fla. -- A Bradenton man who staged the capture of a 14-foot Burmese python has been criminally charged in the hoax. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Thursday 47-year-old Justin Matthews faces charges of misusing the 911 emergency ...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Seven new grants from a company building a huge natural gas pipeline will help protect bird habitats in Indiana. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Conservation Fund and energy industry members say the grants totaling $1.1 million ...Read More
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - Officials say a Florida Panhandle Fish and Wildlife officer lost a 5-foot alligator after bringing it to his daughter's school for show and tell. Searchers scoured a wooded area surrounding the school Friday afternoon. The alligator ...Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The state is enlisting children in its effort to control Florida's overpopulation of feral hogs. Twenty children will grab gear and rifles for two hog-hunting expeditions on a state reserve in Manatee County this month. They'll hunt ...Read More
MIAMI - A U.S. Geological Survey report says five giant, non-native snake species could pose high risk to wildlife, especially in South Florida. More troubling, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released Tuesday, nonnative snakes like the Burmese python could ...Read More
