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Wildlife authorities have been unable to find an alligator that attacked a black Labrador retriever named Haze after it chased a bird into the Hillsborough River in a Tampa park.

The agency approved a "limited bear harvest," citing nuisance bear calls and an increase in bears killed by cars among the reasons for the need for a hunt.

An alligator found in a South Florida neighborhood with an arrow in its side has been euthanized.

The Key deer is a federally protected species only found in the Florida Keys. It's the smallest subspecies of white-tailed deer, with males reaching just 30 inches in height.

Authorities estimate the bear weighed between 400-500 pounds. The bear continued walking after being struck and was hit by another vehicle on the other side.

Wildlife officials have set up traps in an effort to capture a bear suspected of mauling a small dog outside a central Florida home.

“Every little restaurant wants to serve alligator,” said Kelvin Townsend, an alligator farmer and processor in LaBelle. “And now that they've seen the TV shows, everyone wants to kill an alligator.”

The 2014 Florida legislation session was another success for gun owners and defenders of the second amendment.

Wildlife officials hope to finally release an endangered Florida panther that was rehabilitated after a car crash.