After 4 months and 160,000 pounds of lettuce, Florida plans to wind down manatee feeding program

A pilot feeding program designed to reduce starvation issues amongst Florida manatees will soon conclude as experts say warmer waters are helping to disperse the population to their summer habitats, lessening the strain on natural resources.

VIDEO: Mountain lion runs around busy shopping plaza in Irvine

Irvine Police had what they called a "purr-ty scary situation" earlier this week, as a mountain lion led officers on a chase through a local shopping center.

Fishing Report: March 25, 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 March 25, 2022.

Windy conditions have inshore fish more active
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Windy conditions have stirred up a lot of the inshore waters lately and really have the fish moving around. Warmer waters also have many fish on the move and more actively feeding, says Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina.

TECO looking to add observation dock at Manatee Viewing Center

A proposed expansion at TECO’s Manatee Viewing Center may bring more people up close to Florida’s manatees. 

Man finds 'extremely rare' pink grasshopper in Texas

"I looked it up and saw that it was extremely rare. After that, I couldn't sleep, I was just in my head all night thinking about how I just let it go."

Florida wildlife officials on lookout for sick turtles

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking members of the public to report freshwater turtles that appear sick, act strangely or are dead.

Great Barrier Reef suffers widespread coral bleaching due to high ocean temperatures

An Australian government agency says the Great Barrier Reef is suffering widespread and severe coral bleaching due to high ocean temperatures two years after a mass bleaching event.

Fishing Report: March 18, 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 March 18, 2022.

Great weather, full moon means great time for snook, sheepshead
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Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina gives us the inshore and nearshore fishing outlook for the beautiful springlike weekend.

Dolphin feeding technique called fish whacking caught on camera

Last week, the folks at See Through Canoe sent up their drone and were lucky enough to catch a dolphin in the act of fish kicking, also known as fish whacking.

Florida manatee feeding program to wind down as temperatures warm

The experimental program that has fed tons of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida will begin to wind down as the weather warms. The feeding program has provided more than 128,000 pounds of food to the slow-moving sea cows. It is an effort to prevent another die-off like Florida saw last year.

Florida man pleads guilty to illegal sale of monkey to 'celebrity client'

A Central Florida man known as The Monkey Whisperer pleaded guilty after federal officials say he illegally sold a capuchin monkey "to a celebrity client in California," who PETA identified as entertainer Chris Brown.

Watch: Trailcam spots python defending eggs from hungry bobcat

Biologists say they have now documented "antagonistic" interactions between a Florida bobcat and a python at the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades.

Westchase neighborhood concerned over plan to remove vultures

Residents in a Westchase neighborhood concerned with black vultures are now even more concerned about the plans to remove them.

Dozens of bald eagles in one spot in Minnesota captured in photo

A photo captured by Tim Alms, that’s now gone viral on social media, shows of dozens of eagles perched near Red Wing, Minnesota, a common sight in the Mississippi River Valley during the winter months.

Fishing Report: March 11, 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 March 11, 2022.

Weekend weather isn?t the best for fishing, but it?s not a bad thing
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Fishing weather may not be the best this weekend, but there is a ?bright side.? The good part of the late-season cold fronts mean it elongates that transitional period of fish movement. If it warms up too fast, that period fish excitement gets shorter, says Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard?s Marina.