ZooTampa: Manatees are starving in Florida, but you shouldn’t feed them in the wild

Most manatee deaths in Florida this year are due to starvation, but experts do not want you taking matters into your own hands and feeding them in the wild. It will likely make them dependent on humans for food.

Group asks public to help change offensive name of moth

Bug experts want to change the common name of the gypsy moth because it's considered an ethnic slur and they're asking the public to help them.

Florida Python Challenge underway to raise awareness about nonnative species

Python hunters from all over are in Florida this week, combing through more than a million and a half acres of Everglades to catch the invasive snakes during the Florida Python Challenge. They’re competing for $10,000 in grand prize money for the most pythons caught.

35,000 fish dropped from airplane to restock remote Utah lake

More than 35,000 fish were dropped from an airplane into a remote Utah lake in a video released by Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources.

Swim with manatees in Crystal River

Swimming with wild manatees is certainly one of the most Florida things you can do. Tour companies at King's Bay in Crystal River make the activity possible year-round.

Giant pandas no longer endangered but still vulnerable, China says

Chinese officials said they no longer consider giant pandas to be an endangered species but remain “vulnerable,” due to conservation efforts.

Florida shatters annual manatee death record in first 6 months

More manatees have died already this year than in any other year in Florida's recorded history, primarily from starvation due to the loss of seagrass beds. 

Great Florida Bigfoot Conference brings believers to Lakeland

Ryan Golembeske believes Florida is one of the best places to have a Bigfoot experience. The avid Bigfoot researcher will be emceeing the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference in Lakeland this Saturday.

See alligators and other wildlife from the safety of your canoe on the Hillsborough River

It's one of the most uniquely Florida experiences around: Canoe and kayak tours on the Hillsborough River give you the chance to see everything from alligators to birds, just a few minutes from downtown Tampa.

Florida Python Challenge kicks off again, with $10,000 on the line

An annual hunt started Friday to try to reduce the number of Burmese pythons that threaten native wildlife in the Everglades. 

Fishing Report: July 9, 2021

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 July 9, 2021.

Through the summer, black drum are still biting
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Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard Marina describes the conditions for this weekend?s fishing forecast after Elsa churned through the Gulf of Mexico earlier this week. Black drum, snook and mangrove snapper are still biting inshore.

Aquarium crews scramble to protect sea turtles after Elsa disrupts nests

Staff from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium are checking on sea turtle nesting areas and replacing signs, stakes and tape to protect the animals after Elsa blew them away.