Golfers at a Florida country club encountered an unusually large interloper on the course Wednesday and were more than happy to allow him to play through.

A Florida man was severely mauled by a black leopard after paying $150 for a "full-contact experience" at a backyard zoo, wildlife officials said.

The first nest of the so-called murder hornet was discovered in Washington state this week, officials said.

A 370-pound loggerhead sea turtle named Perseverance made her return to the ocean on Tuesday after a three-month stay at the zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center.

“The poachers deployed as many as 10,000 squirrel traps throughout central Florida and as many as 3,600 flying squirrels were captured in less than three years,” according to Florida wildlife officials. "In three years, the wildlife dealer received as much as $213,800 in gross illegal proceeds." Authorities estimate the international retail value of the poached wildlife exceeds $1 million.