Florida wildlife officials plead to keep fireworks and dogs from traumatizing nesting shorebirds and sea turtles ...

A new report on a fatal gator attack in Polk County says the reptile performed a death roll on a woman before dragging her ...

An endangered loggerhead sea turtle got lost while nesting on a beach and ended up stuck in someone's swimming pool, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. The odd sight was ...

The 10-day competition is hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a new tool aimed at minimizing contact between people and ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) - A Florida woman is dead after she was attacked by an alligator last month. Officials say the woman ...

An unsung environmental success story has unfolded in Florida. With hurricane season is upon us, a restored river wetland ...

In a heartening moment for Florida's wildlife community, a young manatee named "Churro" was released back into the wild at Blue Spring State Park.

Rule changes that would create a Bonefish Seasonal Closed Area at a pre-spawning aggregation site within Biscayne National Park.

LAKELAND, FL — State wildlife officials have identified the woman who was killed by an alligator while canoeing on Lake Kissimmee in central Florida.. Cynthia Diekema, 61, of Davenport, Florida ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sent experts to remove two large alligators from the Cow Pen Slough Canal in Venice so rescue divers could reach a submerged pickup. The ...

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