Venomous blue dragons washing on shore along Texas beaches

The unusual-looking creatures can be identified by wing-like fins and bizarre blue markings. Venomous sea slugs have recently been spotted along beaches on North Padre and Mustang Islands.

Officers rescue orphaned bear cub after car accident kills its entire family

As police officers in Massachusetts responded to a car accident that killed a mother bear and two of her cubs, they heard squealing and found a frightened third cub that had climbed a nearby tree after losing its family. The officers rescued the tiny orphaned cub and cared for it until wildlife veterinarians could take the little one.

Fishing Report: April 15, 2022

The weather – and water – are finally warming up ahead of Easter weekend and Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina at John's Pass in Madeira Beach says pleasant temps paired with a full moon set up the perfect scenario for a fun weekend of fishing.

Full moon plus nice weather means great Easter fishing weekend
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Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina at John's Pass says the weather has been treacherous for fishing. But finally, the full moon is definitely bringing us a lot of moving water, and we're excited about a nice weekend of weather and a great opportunity for hopefully catching a lot of these good eating fish.

'Highly-contagious' bird flu found in bald eagles in Georgia

The bird flu is highly infectious, currently untreatable, and potentially deadly to any animal that is infected. Now it's been found in dead eagles in three of Georgia's counties.

Dolphin found dead after being impaled on Florida beach, law enforcement says

The dolphin was found dead on a Florida beach after being impaled in the head, NOAA law enforcement said. A necropsy revealed it was impaled in the head by a spear-like object while still alive.

Dolphin dies after reportedly being harassed by Texas beachgoers

Officials say the dolphin was "pushed back to the sea, where beachgoers tried to swim with and ride the sick animal."

Man with more than 100 snakes in Maryland home died from snake bite: medical officials

The Maryland Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed a 49-year-old man in Charles County who was living with more than 100 snakes – including some venomous and illegal – inside his home died from “snake envenomation.” 

Video shows dolphin attacking trainer at Miami Seaquarium

Video taken from the audience during a show at Miami Seaquarium shows a dolphin appearing to attack one of its trainers.

Wildlife volunteers work to rescue young owl after four died from eating poisoned rats

A rescue operation is underway to save a lone owl after wildlife groups said its family was wiped out by rat poison. Bird activists said so far at least four owls – including the chick’s parents – have died from eating rats that ate rat poison.

Baby eel value returns to pre-pandemic levels despite challenges

Fishermen are selling the baby eels for $2,110 per pound at docks, the Maine Department of Marine Resources reported Monday, up from a low of $525 per pound in 2020.

Florida man with guns, drugs, baby alligator in truck arrested by deputies

Deputies in Southwest Florida got more than they bargained for during a traffic stop early Friday morning when they found guns, drugs and a baby alligator inside a pickup truck.

Fishing Report: April 8, 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 April 1, 2022.

Trout action is getting better inshore -- which is weird
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Trout action is getting better and better which is odd because most of the time they bite best when the water is cooler, but it seems they have woken up a bit with the warmer waters, says Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina.

Portuguese man o' war blow into east coast Florida beaches along with spring breakers

As spring break revelers flocked to beaches in South Florida and South Carolina recently, so did the Portuguese man o' war. Purple flags flew across the east coast beaches indicating dangerous marine life in the water.

Florida manatee feeding plan ends, but starvation still an issue

The unprecedented, experimental program to feed starving manatees in Florida is ending, but the greater issue is the polluted water that causes the marine mammals to run out of their natural seagrass forage.

Florida-based wind energy company pleads guilty after 150 eagles killed at farms in 8 states

Florida-based NextEra recently pled guilty to criminal charges and was ordered to pay $8 million after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms across eight states. Almost all eagles were struck by the blades of wind turbines.