Best SW Florida reader photos include Fort Myers Beach, Pine Island

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Florida has dangerous animals that can kill. A list of the deadliest

Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who ...
The Hill

Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz ‘box’ may amount to torture, says Amnesty International

Amnesty International said Thursday the use of a confined space called the “box” at the migrant detention facility in Florida known as Alligator Alcatraz could amount to torture. The human rights ...
Florida Gators

Florida Signs 19 Student-Athletes on National Signing Day

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida head football coach Jon Sumrall announced the addition of 19 Gators during the early period of National Signing Day on Friday. "This group is a testament to ...
USA Today

Video shows 7 Florida deputies 'apprehend' 600-pound alligator

How many Florida deputies does it take to get a 600-pound alligator off the road? At least seven, according to a video from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. Deputies with the sheriff's office ...
foxweather

See it: Florida deputies wrestle massive 600-pound, 14-foot gator

The trapper was able to keep the gator's jaws shut while the deputies pounced on the animal's limbs and tail. Together they were able to heft the beefy reptile into the back of a pickup truck. This ...
Los Angeles Times

Here’s why San Francisco’s legendary albino alligator Claude died at just 30

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Claude, a rare albino alligator who served as California Academy of Sciences’ unofficial mascot, died Tuesday at ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Amnesty International: Alligator Alcatraz 'torture' puts detainees 'in the box'

The report claims detainees at Alligator Alcatraz face punitive punishment and unsanitary living conditions. A spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis' office called the report a "politically motivated ...
Miami New Times

Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small ‘Box,’ Amnesty International Says

Since Florida opened the controversial Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention site in the middle of the Everglades this past summer, migrants have reported inhumane and unsanitary conditions, ...
SFGate

San Francisco albino alligator Claude's cause of death revealed

LATEST Dec. 4, 8:40 a.m. Necropsy findings have revealed more information about the sudden death of Claude, the California Academy of Sciences’ famed albino alligator. Experts at the UC Davis School ...
Mission Local

Cal Academy’s albino alligator, Claude, dies at 30

Claude, the albino alligator who for years was a mainstay of the California Academy of Sciences, has died, the museum announced on Tuesday. Claude had lived at the Academy for 17 years. His 30th ...