The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition created by FWC to encourage participants to remove pythons from seven ...

Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular ...

FWC biologists captured video of a great white shark off the Florida Gulf Coat in a "rare and thrilling sighting." ...

DeSantis' Florida Boater Freedom Initiative bans FWC vessel safety inspections that uncover BUI, boat safety and fishing ...

Two people were hospitalized after their boat struck a coral reef off the Florida Keys Saturday, May 17, 2025, according to ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida Boater Freedom Initiative into law, banning FWC from stopping boats without probable cause.

The annual event to help combat the invasive Burmese python is held in August. The FWC is holding a news conference to ...

May 21 to have a black bear hunt for 23 days in December, but the measure must be voted on again in August to be finalized.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to bring back bear hunts in the state. WMNF's Chris Young has ...

Sightings should be reported to the FWC via hotline, app, or website. The Florida Python Challenge is less than two months away, but in Florida, being prepared to run into a Burmese python is ...

It was the first fatal bear mauling on record in Florida. Some states in the South don't allow bear hunting FWC commissioners have moved the bear hunt up on the agenda, and discussion is taking ...