The Florida panther is treading water in the state as its numbers decline, and only about 230 adult panthers run wild, ...

For ten years, Florida anglers have been turning their days on the water into data, helping conservation efforts while ...

Coyotes perform valuable services but they can also be a threat to pets. Does Florida law let you shoot them?

FWC reports leatherback turtles set a new statewide record with 2,012 nests in 2025, surpassing the previous high set in 2022 ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has many things to be proud of. It is staffed with employees who are smart, dedicated and effective. Its wildlife officers risk their lives ...

HAVANA, Fla. — Bear Warriors United, a nonprofit advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in opposition to the Florida black bear hunt.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Bear hunting could soon return to Florida for the first time in more than 10 years. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...

After having what one described as a "significant impact" on Florida's black bear hunt this month, conservationists could seek to add bears to the federal threatened species list. The Florida Fish and ...

More than 165 people signed up to speak during a public Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Havana, a town in Gadsden County. George Warthen, the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced its first recorded panther death for the year, nine days ...

The striking reptile, with its iridescent black or violet-blue scales, hasn't been seen in some areas of Florida since 1952 Pierson Hill and Kevin Enge/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...