WXYZ

2-foot-long alligator seized from Detroit home, being cared for by Animal Care and Control

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit Animal Care and Control is in possession of an alligator and a turtle after they were found this week in Detroit. According to a ...
The New York Times

See You Later, Claude: San Francisco Mourns Its Beloved Alligator

The 30-year-old albino resident of the California Academy of Sciences died last month. On Sunday, thousands paid tribute. By Heather Knight Visuals by Poppy Lynch Heather Knight has covered the quirky ...
People

Husband Saw Wife’s Torso in Alligator’s Mouth. She Was 'Momentarily' Released Before Animal Attacked Again and Swam Away with Her

Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed by an alligator while on a canoe ride with her husband in Florida last year D.L. Miller Funeral Home Cynthia Diekema, 61, was canoeing with her husband last year when ...
WESH

Alligator rescues, attacks and encounters in Central Florida | 2025 roundup

THE EXPERTS ABOUT GATOR SAFETY. IT’S THE TAIL END OF GATOR MATING SEASON HERE IN FLORIDA. THAT MEANS MALE GATORS ARE MORE ACTIVE, TERRITORIAL, AND THAT COULD LEAD TO MORE HUMAN ENCOUNTERS. IN GENERAL, ...
The Hill

Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz ‘box’ may amount to torture, says Amnesty International

Amnesty International said Thursday the use of a confined space called the “box” at the migrant detention facility in Florida known as Alligator Alcatraz could amount to torture. The human rights ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Amnesty International: Alligator Alcatraz 'torture' puts detainees 'in the box'

The report claims detainees at Alligator Alcatraz face punitive punishment and unsanitary living conditions. A spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis' office called the report a "politically motivated ...
Miami New Times

Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small ‘Box,’ Amnesty International Says

Since Florida opened the controversial Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention site in the middle of the Everglades this past summer, migrants have reported inhumane and unsanitary conditions, ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Watch 14-foot alligator removed from Sarasota residential street

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office had an unusual and memorable encounter with a massive alligator on December 2, 2025. Around 5 p.m., deputies responded to reports of a 14-foot alligator that had ...
NBC Chicago

Detroit woman buried her son then found an alligator in his bedroom

A Detroit woman found an unexpected surprise after burying her son over the weekend: a large alligator in her son's bedroom. According to Mark Rosenthal of Animal Magic, the nearly six-foot alligator ...
WXYZ

VIDEO: Large alligator taken from home on Detroit's west side

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A large alligator was removed from a home on Detroit's west side on Tuesday after the home's owner called for help. Mark Rosenthal with Animal ...
The Patriot Ledger

Charles River alligator is pretty cute. But he is sick. We went to the vet with him

WEYMOUTH ‒ The small American alligator rescued from the Charles River was taken to New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth for an initial exam and treatment. Dubbed “Charles” by his rescuer, the ...