FWC biologists assess Florida panther kittens. See adorable photos

Earlier this year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assessed three adorable Florida panther kittens, ...

While FWC is mum on black bear kills, Naples taxidermist has two from south Florida

Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's ...
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Black bear hunt: First two documented kills reported in South Florida

Bucky Flowers has been processing hides for 49 years, everything from deer to turkey and now, Florida black bears. He's ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is conservation, not controversy | Opinion

The former president of Safari Club International's local chapter discusses Florida's black bear hunt and how its opponents ...

Alligator rescues, attacks and encounters in Central Florida | 2025 roundup

FWC officers arrested Jacob Latreille of Edgewater and charged him with 13 counts of illegally capturing and killing gators.

Florida closes recreational fishing of grouper in January

The recreational fishing of shallow water grouper will close in Atlantic state waters, reopening May 1, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The annual spawning season ...

Wild animal encounters of 2025: Swans on the run, gator attacks and raccoon raids in Central Florida

From a swan leading police on a highway chase to a bear inspecting porch packages, Central Florida experienced a series of ...
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Red tide resurfaces: Blooms and fish kills hit northwest Florida coast

Just days before the Christmas holiday, state environmental monitors have identified a resurgence of red tide in the Florida ...

Halfway through Florida's bear hunt, state officials won't say how many bears are dead

Florida's first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over but state wildlife leaders have offered no ...