India welcomes back cheetahs after 70 years

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the cats into their enclosure Saturday morning.

Video: Mako shark jumps onto fishing boat in Maine

“A once-in-a-lifetime experience!” Sea Ventures Charters wrote in a Facebook post. “Thankfully, no one on board was injured!”

Rattlesnake sightings in Phoenix expected to pick up as the babies begin to leave their moms

Rattlesnakes are on the prowl in the Phoenix area and October is a very active time of year for the snakes as the moms are entering a second mating season and their babies are out on their own.

'It's do or die': Man loses arm after surviving alligator attack at Lake Manatee

The man was alone and missing part of his arm after he was attacked by the gator at Lake Manatee and spent three days lost in the woods before finding help.

Sonar image appears to show '50-foot megalodon' shark near boat. This is what it really was

An incredible sonar image of what researchers thought was a 50-foot megalodon shark led them to believe the prehistoric beast of the seas had returned – until they realized what it really was. 

Real or fake? Photo of alligator being hauled behind SUV on Florida highway raises questions

A photo of an alligator – presumed to have been killed during a hunt – being hauled behind an SUV in Florida over the weekend has begun to make the rounds on social media – and has people divided and asking questions

Celebrate National Wildlife Day with Sonoran Desert tortoises
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Sept. 4 is National Wildlife Day, so we're checking out the Sonoran Desert tortoises that spend their days digging shelter burrows. The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy says it regularly monitors these desert-dwellers.

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected after lull

The highly pathogenic disease was detected in a commercial turkey flock in western Minnesota, officials said. It was the first in the Midwest since an infection in Indiana on June 9.

Police searching for alligator that was reportedly placed in Glendale lake

Glendale Police have not confirmed that an alligator was placed in the Arrowhead Lakes community, north of the Loop 101, but they were told the gator was being dumped out of a 10-gallon aquarium.

Fuzzy yellow caterpillars creeping across the Phoenix area
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People may have seen them crawling around lately, but thousands of these critters are making its way across the Valley, with some even getting inside people's homes. FOX 10's Stephanie Bennett reports.

Isle Royale wolf population has dramatic comeback after nearly dying off

Isle Royale National Park’s gray wolf population has reached 28, a dramatic comeback after the species nearly disappeared from the Lake Superior island chain, researchers said Wednesday.

Boy, 8 years old, discovers giant shark tooth in South Carolina: 'Find of a lifetime'

An outdoorsy eight-year-old found a fossilized shark tooth from a long-extinct species while he was on a family vacation in South Carolina earlier this month of August 2022.

See the invasive Australian crawfish discovered in Texas

Texas wildlife officials said they don't know when the invasive crayfish were first introduced or how far they have spread, but "they can have a negative effect on local species and biodiversity."