FDLE launched a statewide animal abuser database Jan. 1, 2026. Dexter's Law makes it more likely someone convicted of animal ...

Florida database tracks those guilty of animal cruelty. Pet sellers, rescue groups can screen applicants so they won't place ...

Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who ...

Florida’s wild icons—from panthers to butterflies—are vanishing fast, caught in the crosshairs of development and climate change. Florida, a state synonymous with sunshine, beaches, and vibrant ...

A wrong-way crash in unincorporated Boca Raton on December 28, 2025, escalated into a violent encounter with deputies and led to a series of criminal charges. Belle Glade's mystery winner walks away ...

Summertime in Florida means a lot of different things: Long afternoons spent on the beach, plenty of opportunities to swim in the state's natural springs, rivers and lakes and of course, keeping your ...

Andria Gibbon–founder and president of Protecting Paws for Life, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping more domestic violence shelters become pet-friendly–recalls, as a young woman in New ...

Five capybaras escaped a contained research facility in the state in the '90s. Elizabeth Congdon, an assistant professor at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, is studying the ...

Discharging a firearm is often prohibited in Florida residential areas, so check local ordinances before shooting at an animal, even if it's invasive. Permits are required for trapping most nuisance ...