The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a memo providing the first detailed look at what a ...

State wildlife officials will hear a proposal next week to create an annual black bear hunt. The proposed December hunt would ...

Opponents have argued that hunting doesn’t reduce human-bear interactions and non-lethal options are better to address bear ...

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the state.

A dog was found dead near Markel's body. Investigators also said there were signs that a bear had entered Markel's home. FWC ...

Florida woman Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed by an alligator on a canoe trip on Lake Kissimmee on May 6, 2025. While out ...

The male bear tested negative for rabies, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said May ... of 6,300 ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a ...

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.

The University of Florida and Centre College in Kentucky released a study on Wednesday, April 16, that found what causes ...

A woman canoeing on Lake Kissimmee on Tuesday, May 6, encountered an alligator, went into the water, and was killed, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. On March 3 ...

According to wildlife officials, the reptiles are most active between dusk and dawn. While gator attacks aren't uncommon in Florida, deaths from them are. The FWC says the chances of a Florida ...