More sharks spotted at Nassau County beaches

All Town of Hempstead beaches are closed to swimming after several sharks were spotted in the water on Wednesday afternoon.

Raccoon's head gets stuck in can; cop comes to the rescue

Video shows a cop putting on gloves and trying to pull a can off a raccoon's head several times but the tin remains stuck. But the officer doesn't give up.

Male seahorse gives birth to hundreds of babies at Clearwater aquarium

A male seahorse was brought to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium for buoyancy issues and a few days later gave birth to hundreds of babies.

Sharks spotted near Jones Beach; swimming prohibited

A day after a lifeguard was possibly bitten by a shark on Jones Beach, there was another sighting of a shark Tuesday, forcing lifeguards to prohibit swimming.

Possible shark attack on Jones Beach lifeguard

An EMT treated a lifeguard for what appears to be a bite on his calf. The lifeguard is expected to be OK, officials said.

Two-headed turtle found at South Carolina state park

South Carolina park volunteers found three loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings -- and one had two heads.

Helicopters and marine patrols to monitor Long Island beaches for sharks

After two days of shark sightings off the coast of Nassau County, officials announced that more helicopter and marine patrols will be deployed along the shoreline to help alert beachgoers and swimmers to the presence of sharks.

'Go! Go!': Tennessee man scares away black bear trapped in his car

A Tennessee man shooed away a black bear that broke into his parked car and caused heavy damage to the vehicle. “I had to abandon the car,” he said.

Bear sightings in Connecticut on the rise

Connecticut officials have fielded more than 5,000 reports of black bear sightings in the state this year.

Runaway bull is still on the loose in Suffolk County

As of Wednesday morning, a runaway bull is still on the loose in Suffolk County on Long Island after it escaped from a slaughterhouse in Manorville.

Brown tide threatens marine life off Long Island

The damaging brown tide is threatening seagrass and hard clams in the Great South Bay.

Yosemite ranger gives heartbreaking account of mother bear calling for cub killed by driver

A Yosemite National Park ranger has shared a heartfelt, heartbreaking story about a young bear that was struck and killed by a vehicle and her grieving mother that spent hours by her side hoping to wake her up.