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Mike Kimmel scours the Everglades looking for Burmese pythons to capture. Kimmel contracts with the South Florida Water Management District’s Python Elimination Program to catch the invasive species and reduce the population of Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

A proposed $400 million project to build a protective barrier surrounding the Salton Sea is the latest initiative aimed at restoring the lake and preserving its receding shoreline.

As fall approaches, an uptick in the deer population is causing a problem for drivers as they use roads near nature preserves.

An increase in the deer population should have drivers putting their safety first. NBC 5’s Sabrina Santucci has some tips to stay safe on the road.

Six people were hospitalized after a salmonella outbreak at a BBQ restaurant in the Morgan Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, health officials announced Friday.

Six people were hospitalized after a salmonella outbreak at a BBQ restaurant in the Morgan Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, health officials announced Friday. Natalie Martinez reports.

Protections that have been in place for more than 40 years for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area will be lifted this summer after U.S. government officials ruled Thursday that the population is no longer threatened. Grizzlies in all continental U.S. states except Alaska have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1975, when just 136 bears...

Officials in suburban River Forest have issued a warning to pet owners after a family’s dog was likely killed by a coyote last week.

Officials in suburban River Forest have issued a warning to pet owners after a family’s dog was likely killed by a coyote last week. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A dead whale washed up on a Point Reyes National Seashore beach this week is the latest of many reported in Northern California this spring, but experts said Wednesday that the influx is probably caused more by strong winds and a large whale population in the area than by any increase in mortality.