Several new restaurants, including Shake Shack and All Too Well Gourmet Sandwiches, opened in Naples this month. Local chef ...

The Big Cypress National Preserve fire in the Florida Everglades near Alligator Alley raged on uncontained, Friday, Feb. 27.

A four-legged visitor drew crowds along the banks of Buffalo Bayou Park on Thursday as an alligator was seen sunning itself near downtown. The reptile was spotted near Memorial Drive and Shepherd ...

Crews are working to contain a large wildfire in South Florida that has burned more than 25,000 acres in Big Cypress National Park.

Catholics can enjoy alligator meat this Lent, considered seafood by the Church, thanks to a New Orleans Archbishop.

American crocodiles on Sanibel Island in Florida could be mating at the northern edge of the range of this species, which they share with alligators.

In the South Carolina Lowcountry, alligators are a familiar sight. Whether basking by a marsh, prowling golf courses or lurking in local waterways, these reptiles are a constant presence. But as the ...

FBI releases new details on suspect in Nancy Guthrie alleged kidnapping Something is happening with orcas at sea - The attacks are spreading This car was missing for 50 years until we found it from ...

From alligator-eating snakes and venomous fish to poisonous toads and New Yorkers, Florida is the land of invasive species. Over the last century, creatures have swam, slithered, crawled—or, in many ...

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 30-year-old albino resident of the California Academy of Sciences died last month. On Sunday, thousands paid tribute. By Heather Knight Visuals by Poppy Lynch Heather Knight has covered the quirky ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Two siblings’ lives have been dedicated to teaching University of Northern Iowa biology students about ...