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A 72-year-old man's decomposing body was identified several days after being eaten by an alligator in Florida.

A massive alligator has some wondering if it's the biggest ever in Florida while others wonder if it's fake. What do you think?

Drones enter search for Florida coyote filmed chasing cat on New Year’s Day.

Wildlife officials considered the hunt a success, with the tally of 298 bears taken — very close to top range of 320 animals they hoped to harvest on this, the first bear hunt in the state in over 20 years.

With animal lovers protesting the decision to open hunting season on bears, more than 3,500 people purchased bear hunting permits, even though the cap was just 320. Officials scheduled a week for the hunt, but by Sunday the high number of bears killed surprised hunting officials.

Florida wildlife officials closed two regions after the first day of bear hunting after the areas met the limit on the number of bears allowed to be killed during the first statewide hunt in more than 20 years.

Hunters for the first time in more than 20 years will trudge through Florida woods to legally kill black bears.

Florida is one of five states that don't allow people to openly carry guns in some form. The others are South Carolina, New York, Illinois and California.

Animal protection and environmental groups are seeking an injunction to stop a bear hunt set to begin Oct. 24.

Florida wildlife officials have approved the killing of 320 black bears next month during the state's first bear hunting season in more than 20 years.

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Federal data shows the number of firearms manufacturers in Florida has surged by 350 percent since...

Florida's wildlife management commission started selling permits for bear hunting for the first time in two decades, despite a legal challenge to the hunt.

Wildlife officials say a worker at a central Florida ecotourism attraction was injured in an alligator attack.