Shop staff rush to shoo hungry deer from Florida store

Staff at a Walgreens outlet in Florida had to shoo a Key deer from the store after the stray animal made a beeline for the food.

More manatees were killed by Florida boaters in 2019 than ever before

The manatee exhibit is a popular one at ZooTampa at Lowry Park. As a patient observer, it's common to see young children exclaiming with joy and sprinting toward the observatory windows with their parents being pulled along in tow. When visitors peer through the glass, they're greeted by the whiskered faces and beady eyes of the "cows of the sea" -- a staple of Florida's waterways.

After Python Bowl success, 'Wildman' stresses importance of python hunt

Eighty pythons were captured in this year's 'Python Bowl,' five by Dusty Crum's team. They took second place for the heaviest python, but their real reward comes from helping Florida's native wildlife. 

Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced in murder-for-hire plot

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper and one-time candidate for governor was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws.

Starving lions in Sudan park prompt worldwide campaign to save them

After a series of heartbreaking images of starving lions in Sudan were posted online, a global campaign is underway to save them.

Yosemite’s ‘firefall’ returns for two weeks this February

Yosemite's Horsetail Fall will light up with bright orange and red hues that resemble cascading fire for a few days in February.

Fishing Report: January 17, 2020

Every Friday morning, Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina joins Good Day to fill viewers in on his fishing forecast as we head into the weekend.

Diego the tortoise retires, high sex drive credited with helping to save his species in the Galapagos

The famed Galapagos giant tortoise named Diego – estimated at over 100 years old – fathered 40 percent of all tortoises on Espanola Island in the Galapagos and is officially retiring.

Golfers beat baby opossum with clubs, leaving animal blind, rescuers say

A wildlife rehab center in South Carolina says golfers beat a baby opossum with golf clubs, leaving the 2-pound animal blind and with a broken jaw.

Fishing Report: January 10, 2020

Every Friday morning, Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina joins Good Day to fill viewers in on his fishing forecast as we head into the weekend.

Life-threatening injures to right whale calf likely from propeller; FWC investigates

A newborn whale calf has been severely injured by a boat, experts say. Right whales have been spotted off Florida's Atlantic coast in recent weeks. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has observed that one of four calves being tracked was seen with injuries likely from a boat propeller.