The operations manager of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa has been named Animal Planet's Hero of 2009. ...more

December 20, 2009

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A raid on an exotic animal delivery company in Texas found starving snakes, hundreds of reptiles packed in shipping crates and rodents that had killed and eaten each other, officials said. ...more

December 16, 2009

Some municipal employees who typically deal with water conservation or other local issues spent Nov. 7 helping take in unwanted exotic animals. ...more

November 14, 2009

Some were too large. Others were unruly. Some were just unwanted. Owners of exotic pets streamed to a location near Busch Gardens on Saturday, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission amnesty day. ...more

November 10, 2009

Turtles and birds and snakes. (Oh, my.) ...more

November 8, 2009

Turtles and birds and snakes. (Oh, my.) Those were just some of the exotic animals turned in today during the non-native pet amnesty day held at Busch Gardens. ...more

November 7, 2009

Animal expert Jack Hanna is coming back to Busch Gardens this month to meet and greet families during four special events, including a Serengeti Night Safari. ...more

November 7, 2009

To help prevent the release of unwanted exotic animals, Plant City and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will host a non-native pet amnesty day Nov. 7. ...more

October 21, 2009

Residents at Homewood Residence Freedom Plaza Brookdale Senior Living got a little wild at the residence Oct. 13. Jaime Massey, an animal ambassador with Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, brought a menagerie of six exotic animals to show to about 50 residents in the center's conference room. Massey brought animals from three different species' groups - representing "scales, feathers and fur" - describing the animals' native homelands, diets and unique aspects. Bev Hurley, Homewood's sales and marketing manager, said it was Lowry Park's first visit to Homewood Residence and was part of the center's ongoing speakers series. ...more

October 21, 2009

Hospitalized for minor leg injuries, 'zedonk' remains quarantined ...more

October 20, 2009