A viral social‑media challenge left hundreds of pieces of gum stuck to Hole in the Rock at Papago Park; city crews spent Wednesday scraping the sticky residue away.

A contractor captured a Burmese python and its nest of about 20 eggs under a Cutler Bay sidewalk; the eggs were destroyed and a trapper was bitten.

As it marks 50 years, the Land Trust of Napa County names a new CEO, backs a half‑cent wildfire tax and shifts toward strategic acquisitions and stewardship.

A black bear was filmed roaming through yards in a Bothell neighborhood on Thursday. Officials and wildlife groups urge residents to secure trash and remove bird feeders.

Two elk charged a woman and her dog near Evergreen Lake on Wednesday, footage shows. Local officials and volunteers are urging people to keep pets leashed and to give elk space.

After months in bankruptcy, Marineland reopens under local nonprofit ownership, keeping its dolphins and refocusing on conservation, education and research.

A rhesus macaque wandered into a Longwood backyard Wednesday, prompting residents to notify Florida Fish and Wildlife.

FWS and the Army are renegotiating the agreement that lets the Fish & Wildlife Service manage Big Oaks — a 50,000‑acre refuge on a former proving ground — raising questions about access and funding.

An emergency C-section at Woodland Park Zoo on May 24 delivered a healthy 5.4‑lb baby gorilla; keepers and a volunteer medical team say both mom and infant are recovering.

A sudden irruption of California tortoiseshell butterflies is blanketing parts of the Bay Area this spring, likely fueled by regrown ceanothus and an unusually warm March.

A woman was bitten by an alligator while swimming at Wallace Brooks Park on Saturday; FWC trappers are on scene and removal efforts are underway.

A black bear was seen Tuesday near Detwiler and Gehman roads in Towamencin Township. Police are coordinating with the Pennsylvania Game Commission to capture and relocate the animal.

Four marked sea turtle nests on South Cocoa Beach were found disturbed after Memorial Day, forcing volunteers and the FWC to scramble to protect eggs.