Habitat destruction and resource shortages caused by human population growth and climate change are forcing animals from their domains, leading to a higher potential for animal attacks on humans and ...

Risky human behavior is the leading cause of alligator attacks, according to a study released in April that is the first to develop a ranking system that categorizes people's actions immediately ...

NEW ORLEANS — Editor's Note: The story has been updated to reflect that the alligator was not trapped in Lacombe as previously reported to WWL by the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office. Human remains ...

ORLANDO — Authorities recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy dragged into the water by an alligator near a Disney resort, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Wednesday. Members of the sheriff's ...

Fatal alligator attacks have usually been thought to be rare, but there have been three fatalities within five years in Beaufort County alone. However, other attacks that have resulted in serious ...