Porkchop, a three-flippered sea turtle, is back in the wild after a year of rehabilitation, a hopeful moment amid ongoing ...

Other near universal welfare issues among small pets — which apply to our cats and dogs, too — include monotonous and unnatural diets, boredom, and lack of enrichment. Pierce said that handling can ...

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive and dangerous species, are spreading across Florida. Here's where they are and what to do ...

Like other invasive species, including Burmese pythons and green iguanas, it’s legal to humanely kill Nile monitors on private property without a permit, with landowner permission, or on one of 32 ...

Nile monitor lizards are dangerous, invasive predators in Florida. Here's where they are in the state and what to do if you see one.

Green iguanas are mostly plant-eaters. Nile monitors are carnivores that actively hunt vertebrate prey. Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails. They ...

Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

Jennie, alongside a massive team of volunteers, has released hundreds of turtles across almost three decades, changing the way the ancient mariners’ ailments are treated in the process. Today, CTRC ...

What started with a plan to nurse one sick shellback back to good health has become a life passion for Jennie Gilbert. The world-renowned turtle whisperer reflects on more than a quarter of a century ...