Crews rescue ‘badly’ burned bear from Nevada wildfire

As crew members continued to battle the Davis Fire in Western Nevada, they rescued a bear found with severe burns.

Wisconsin bear attack: Boy shoots, kills animal mauling father

A 12-year-old boy shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the thick western Wisconsin woods.

Hiker mauled by bear, hospitalized with ‘extensive’ injuries: official

A 45-year-old man hiking alone in Alberta, Canada, was mauled by a bear late Friday morning, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed to Fox News Digital Saturday.

Florida man arrested for keeping alligators in his backyard swimming pool, FWC says

A Florida man has been arrested after he was caught keeping alligators and several freshwater slider turtles on his property, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

7-foot shark was eaten by even bigger shark, researchers suspect

A pregnant 7-foot porbeagle shark appeared to have been eaten by an even larger shark in what researchers believe is the first such evidence of the ocean hunter becoming the hunted.

Girl, age 12, wins top fishing prize of 'Master Angler Milestone': 'She does it all'

Lucy Moore is the first female and the youngest angler to achieve the coveted fishing award, Master Angler Milestone in Maryland, and already has her sights set on her next big achievement.

West Nile and EEE: What's the difference between the mosquito-borne viruses?

The mosquito is the world’s deadliest animal, and dangerous infections have been in the headlines lately. Here’s what to know about the diseases and how to tell them apart.

Shark washes ashore at NYC beach, rescued by beachgoers

Video captured by a beachgoer shows the thresher shark stranded in the sand at Rockaway Beach, fighting to get back in.

Rugby legend Percy Montgomery rescues stranded dolphin calf on Cape Town beach

Springbok Rugby World Cup champion Percy Montgomery became a hero after rescuing a stranded dolphin calf on a beach near Cape Town earlier this month.

WATCH: Fulshear police officer wrangles gator with his bare hands

It was quite the day for the Fulshear Police Department on Friday. Lt. Bill Henry tells FOX 26 that he and Officer Stewart got a call around 7 a.m. regarding a gator in the backyard of a home in the Polo Ranch Subdivision.

'Bizarre-looking' creature getting a helping hand from North Carolina conservationists

The hellbender is a large, aquatic salamander that favors clean, cool water, and spends most of the time under rocks. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that the population has dropped significantly since the 1970s.