Apollo Beach charter school students first to spot sick sperm whale in Florida Keys

While down in the Florida Keys for a biology field trip, honors students from the Waterset Charter School spotted a young sperm whale swimming alone in shallow water. Their teacher knew something wasn't right.

Dramatic water flow from lunar eclipse means good fishing
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This weekend's total lunar eclipse adds lots of water flow, which adds to clear water, low waves, and warm temperatures for great redfish, snook, plentiful sharks. Pompano are an added bonus.

FWC investigating report of alligator attacking dog in The Villages

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a report that an alligator attacked a man's dog and pulled it into a pond in Sumter County.

Tampa Bay rescue centers see influx of baby bird rescue phone calls

Many animal rescue centers across Tampa Bay are being inundated with baby bird rescue phone calls. People are finding baby birds on the ground not knowing what to do and end up calling rescue centers.

2 sperm whales die within one week in Florida Keys

A sperm whale calf died after beaching itself in the northern Florida Keys last week. Six days later, an emaciated adult whale was found beached near Key West. A necropsy determined the calf likely died after becoming separated from its mother.

Playful river otters just love to roll around in ice bucket at Oregon Zoo

Tilly, Flora, and Hobson — three American river otters at the Oregon Zoo in Portland -- just love to roll around and play in a bucket of ice.

'One-in-a-million' yellow cardinal spotted in Florida

Experts say while there are millions of red cardinals, there are only 10-15 yellow cardinals in North America.

Deputies warn swimmers of sharks off Pasco County coast

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is warning swimmers to be aware of sharks after its aviation unit captured video of the fish near Anclote Island on Thursday.

Fishing Report: May 6, 2022

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. Here is his fishing report for May 6, 2022.

Snook action heating up along beaches
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Snook action is really starting to heat up along the beaches during the day hunting live shrimp, white bait, and pinfish in the surf line. However, the bigger ones are definitely a little more tricky around the flats and mangroves to find, says Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard?s Marina.

Wild fox chews through fence, kills 25 flamingos at National Zoo in D.C.

A wild fox chewed a hole through the metal mesh fence, killing 25 flamingos at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The flamingos at the zoo all had their wings clipped and were unable to fly away.