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 ...

Alligators in Florida are most active from April through September, which includes their mating and hatchling seasons. Female alligators become more protective and aggressive during hatchling season, ...

In a letter, the head of Florida’s wildlife agency said rule changes would be considered next year. A manta ray is sighted approximately 14 nautical miles offshore Cape Canaveral in Florida on ...

A bipartisan group of state and federal lawmakers is seeking sweeping new protections for threatened marine life following a viral video that showed a Florida company capturing a giant manta ray for ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

Gulf Coast Florida anglers can close out their Labor Day three-day weekend with some delicious red snapper. The recreational red snapper fall season opens Monday, Sept. 1. The Gulf red snapper fall ...

Florida's 2025 Gulf red snapper fall season opens Sept. 1st. The season is open to private recreational vessels and state-permitted charters without federal reef fish permits. The daily bag limit is ...

A Florida man went toe-to-toe with a black bear and lived to tell about it, sharing video of the dangerous encounter. At about 4 a.m. on Aug. 15, Alexander Rojas, 23, was confronted by a pair of ...

Florida has an estimated alligator population of 1.3 million, residing in various freshwater habitats. Lake Okeechobee has the highest estimated alligator population in Florida, around 33,542. It's ...