Citronelle Police Chief Crosses Paths With Black Bear Near Saraland
A black bear turned up in a north Mobile County neighborhood this week, and the person who ran into it was a local police chief. Citronelle Police Chief Tyler Norris…
Black Bear Turns Up in Saraland Neighborhood Near Celeste Road
Residents in the Celeste Road area of Saraland got an unexpected visitor in late July when a black bear was spotted passing through the neighborhood. A local resident shared a…
Alabama Opens Registration for 14th Annual Alligator Hunt With 260 Tags Across Five Zones
Registration is open for Alabama’s 14th annual regulated alligator hunt, with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources taking applications online through 8 a.m. on July 10 for a…
Beekeeper clears buzzing swarm at Mobile middle school
There was a buzz at a Mobile middle school this week after a swarm of bees turned up outside a classroom window. The peaceful pollinators were simply looking for a…
Pod of Whales Spotted in Gulf Off Dauphin Island
Pod of Whales Spotted in Gulf of Mexico Off Dauphin Island A pod of whales was captured on video moving through the Gulf of Mexico about 75 miles south of…
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo gets a helping hand from community donors
The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is a step closer to its new home in Gulf Shores, thanks to a pair of generous community donations. Zoo supporters presented $4,700 in gifts…
Saraland Cat and Black Bear Face Off in Unforgettable Neighborhood Stare Down
A routine Saturday in Saraland turned into an unforgettable wildlife encounter when a black bear wandered into a neighborhood near Celeste Road and came face to face with an unlikely…
Dead manatee pulled from Mobile River near downtown
Marine biologists are awaiting necropsy results to determine what killed a manatee recovered from the water near downtown Mobile. Staff and volunteers with the Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Network pulled…
Hunting Team Lands 537-Pound, 12-Foot Alligator on the Alabama River
A hunting party working the Alabama River south of Jackson brought in one of the larger alligators taken during Alabama’s regulated season, a 12-foot animal weighing 537 pounds. Tyler Dees…
Alligator spotted traveling the west end of Dauphin Island
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Volunteers scouting Dauphin Island’s beaches for sea turtle nests over the weekend found themselves looking at something considerably larger: an alligator on the island’s far west…