Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Two men from Lehigh Acres were among three people arrested Monday on multiple charges related to commercial trap robbing.

Hunters in Florida will have a chance to kill more bears later this year than in the 2025 hunt, and once again non-hunters are expected to apply for the permits to undermine the planned hunt.

Sawfish, members of the stingray family, were once a common sight off Florida's coastline, but they have been unintentionally overfished. State scientists are working to learn more about the elusive fish.

The president of a local company that imports primates was charged with a misdemeanor involving mistreatment of animals earlier this year.

FWC invites residents to explore wildlife areas through a fun, interactive scavenger hunt across Florida’s public lands.

Millions of shorebirds use Florida's beaches and dune systems during nesting season, with about 20 species along the Gulf from February to August. Watch where you step.

Fifty-Eight manatee deaths have been recorded in Lee County since Jan. 1 this year, the majority of those coming since the period of frigid weather hit Southwest Florida according to the final report regarding the recent mass death of manatees in Lee County and made Wednesday by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report sightings of the elusive rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma), a nonvenomous species whose population has declined in recent decades.

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials. This is despite strong opposition to the eventual use of dogs and hunting the animals in baited locations. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously in favor of the plan during a meeting that drew 168 people. The public hearing took place in the Panhandle town of Havana. Opponents called the hunt cruel, unnecessary and an excuse for hunters to bag a trophy animal. They say the real issue is the encroaching human population in bear habitat as Florida continues to grow.

A pair of Florida panther kittens no more than 4 months old were found dead last weekend along Davis Boulevard in Collier County.State panther experts believed the female kittens, each weighing about 30 pounds, were hit by a vehicle southwest of the Interstate 75 toll booth on Alligator Alley.