A newly released report describes how a canoe startled an 11-foot alligator in shallow water, leading to a deadly attack on a woman at Lake Kissimmee State Park in May.

Families in the town of Erie are calling for town officials to take action over an increase in coyote and possible mountain lion attacks, including deadly ones, on pets — sometimes in the families' own backyards.

The victim, Cynthia Kay Diekem, was seated in the front of a canoe and paddling north along Tiger Creek near Lake Kissimmee State Park when she and her husband "unknowingly approached an approximately 11-foot alligator submerged in approximately 2.5 feet of water," the original report said.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A recent cluster of deer attacks in several North Carolina counties has prompted wildlife officials to warn residents not to feed, approach or attempt to care for wild deer - especially during the height of mating season, when bucks ...

Sharks Are Bloodthirsty Human Hunters The 2024 worldwide total of 47 confirmed unprovoked shark attacks is actually in line with recent annual averages, yet many people still believe these ocean predators are constantly on the prowl for human flesh.