A 25,000-acre wildfire continues to burn in south Florida, just 20 miles from the immigrant detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.

The yellow-bellied slider is a semiaquatic turtle, native to southeastern United States, where it is the most common turtle species. As the name suggests, they have a yellow belly that is buried under ...

Alligators are among the most fascinating and mysterious reptiles on Earth, a perfect combination of ancient lineage and ...

Most of the time, Claude looked as if he was dreaming. A pale body half-submerged in dark water, eyelids slack, body motionless. Visitors tended to arrive at “the Swamp”—a live animal habitat at the ...

Alligators and duckweed form an unusual relationship that highlights how animals can shape entire ecosystems. As alligators move through wetlands, duckweed clings to their bodies and spreads far ...

Alligator Alcatraz brings back a Florida tradition. Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier probably thought he’d come up with a brilliant idea when he came up with the concept of “Alligator ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A third man allegedly involved in an alligator poaching case has been arrested, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Benjamin Quinlan, 19, was charged with ...

Winter is a great time to spot alligators in Florida due to the dry season and cooler temperatures. Alligators often cluster together in shrinking freshwater holes and sunbathe to regulate their body ...

The facility's dorms are climate-controlled, with secondary heating and space heaters available if needed. Concerns remain for detainee advocates due to the center's remote Everglades location and ...

A Florida man was resentenced to life in prison for the 1998 murder of a 5-year-old girl. Harrel Braddy, 76, left the child in the Everglades where she was killed by alligators. Braddy was originally ...