Diekema's body was later spotted by a Polk County Sheriff's Office helicopter and recovered by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers, according to Laskowski. The Florida Fish ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has issued an alligator advisory and installed a sign for the Tiger Creek area following ...

Fish and Wildlife Commission officers say they’ll be patrolling local waterways to enforce boating safety laws. They’re reminding boat owners about ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission is considering a bear hunt to take place this December. It would be the first bear hunt in Florida in ten years ...

Necropsy results revealed that a 263-pound male bear contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement.

JEROME, Fla. (AP) — Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and his dog a day earlier, officials said Friday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be the first fatal black bear attack in the state. The investigation into ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Friday confirmed a man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome — marking the first fatal black bear attack in ...