Wildlife advocates are gearing up to protest across the state against a controversial proposal to bring back the Florida ...

WATCH: A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officer rescued a kayaker who was in distress in Marathon, ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said 800 law enforcement officers were now credentialed with 287(g) ...

From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat loss, bear populations dwindled. By the 1970s, the Florida black bear had ...

The protests are timed to take place only days before the FWC is scheduled to vote August 13-14 on approving rules for a ...

August 13, 2025 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is set to vote on the state's first bear hunt in a decade, sparking heated opposition from conservation groups like Sierra ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Bear hunting could soon return to Florida for the first time in more ...

Nearly 800 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission law enforcement officers across the state have obtained their ...

Residents near Airport Road in Ormond Beach say they are on “bear watch" after multiple sightings of a black bear roaming ...

Cape Coral residents continue to embrace their feathered neighbors, the press release said. Hundreds of citizens contacted CCFW via its hotline (239-980-2593) and through its website ...

Body camera footage captured the moment when a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer rescued a kayaker ...

The scallop season in Pasco County is temporarily on hold after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said ...