The surgeons at Florida Veterinary Specialists in Clearwater deal with a wide assortment of animal maladies. Wednesday, it was the eye of the tiger. ...more

October 29, 2009

Illusionists Siegfried and Roy headed back to the stage for a one-night-only comeback performance Saturday, more than five years after a brutal tiger attack ended the careers of the longtime Las Vegas duo. ...more

March 1, 2009

A Bengal tiger that escaped from its cage at a sanctuary was tranquilized and captured Wednesday morning, authorities said. ...more

August 21, 2008

At Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary, they save the best for last. ...more

February 17, 2008

The founder and operator of the controversial Horseshoe Creek Wildlife Sanctuary is in trouble again. Darryl Atkinson, 51, of Davenport, was arrested Friday on fraud charges. An undercover state wildlife officer, posing as someone who needed to work off community service hours, went to the sanctuary and asked Atkinson for work, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ...more

February 2, 2008