The 2026 race for Florida governor offers an opportunity to shape our state’s conservation future. Floridians must seize it.

The 2026 race for Florida governor offers an opportunity to shape our state’s conservation future. Floridians must seize it. The time to act is now. We desperately need more informed conservation ...

Florida has strict rules on feeding wildlife, including bears and gators. Here’s what’s illegal and the penalties you could ...

The agency said violations are taken seriously.

Even as AI becomes more common in research, real people are still needed in wildlife research. Florida is asking for the ...

Search crews spent hours recovering a teen's body as storms threatened, highlighting how lightning puts Florida boaters and ...

A federal judge paused the recreational red snapper fishing season off Florida's East Coast. The ruling does not affect commercial fisheries or the Gulf Coast's red snapper season. Recreational ...

A charter boat captain and his passengers sprang into action to save a sea turtle that was caught in fishing gear right off ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 1, 2026 Editor’s note: The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Sea turtles flock to Florida beaches each summer to dig giant holes, fill them with hundreds of eggs, cover the eggs and then ...

A man kayaking on a river in Santa Rosa County, Florida, died after being struck by lightning and falling into the river. On ...

Wildlife advocates in Florida are calling for increased enforcement and education to address boat strikes that have killed ...