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) ...

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 ...

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 bay has long been known for its oysters, once supplying more than 90 percent of Florida’s oysters and 10 percent of the oysters sold nationally. But the fishery collapsed in 2013.

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 ...

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

If approved, this hunt will be the first in more than a decade, since a 2015 hunt that saw lactating mothers and cubs killed.

As Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to push his immigration agenda across Florida, hundreds of wildlife officers have agreed to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency said.