Topic: Karen Parker

Police, animal control and state wildlife officers were summoned to a Florida neighborhood in which an emu was reported running loose and chasing locals on the street.

A 75-year-old Florida man was killed after he was attacked by a large, flightless bird he bred on his property, officials said.

Unusually low levels of a hormone called vasopressin, known to cause low social ability in monkeys, has now been linked to similar effects in boys with autism.

Research from Stanford University School of Medicine found autistic children treated with oxytocin showed improved social behavior.

A household is receiving death threats on Facebook after two girls posted videos of themselves torturing and killing a gopher tortoise -- a threatened species.

Florida officials are still searching for the black bear that wounded a 54-year-old Florida woman on Monday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has set traps in a neighborhood where a woman walking her dog was severely injured in an apparent bear attack.

Louisiana politician Aaron Broussard was sentenced to 46 months in prison on bribery charges, his ex-wife and former parish attorney receiving probation.

Florida wildlife officials said the black bear that entered a home and stole a birthday cake was tracked down and killed with a shot to the head.

Florida wildlife authorities said they were on the hunt for a black bear accused of breaking into a home and stealing a birthday cake.