Trappers on Tuesday night snared a Florida black bear in the backyard of a homeowner in Pasco County. On Wednesday, the bear was tagged and taken north of where it was captured to be released back into the wild. ...more

August 27, 2009

They are untouched by human hands but willing to get close enough for a handout. ...more

December 26, 2008

Hillsborough County is home to an estimated 200,000 feral cats, many of which end up at Hillsborough County Animal Services, where they are euthanized because they are wild and not eligible for adoption. Feline Folks, a nonprofit group in Sun City Center, has started Operation Feral Fix, or OFF, to help combat the problem in southern Hillsborough. In Tampa, Mission: MEOW, with a feral cat coordinator, helps guide caretakers to similar programs. ...more

December 19, 2008

Deputies responding to an animal nuisance call Sunday morning decided to not wait for trappers and instead took matters into their own hands when they discovered a 6-foot-long alligator wandering the streets. "We went on top of it and duct-taped his mouth and put a blanket on him," Pinellas County Sheriff's Sgt. Tim Grundmann said. ...more

August 24, 2008

Trappers have quietly nabbed a third of the patas monkeys that escaped in April from the Safari Wild nature preserve in Polk County, and authorities say they are confident the capture of the rest is imminent. ...more

June 17, 2008

Cool weather made it difficult for a state-hired trapper to catch an alligator that killed a dog at Al Lopez Park on Monday. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - Cool weather is making it difficult for a state-hired trapper to catch an alligator that killed a dog at Al Lopez Park on Monday. ...more

February 14, 2008