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Ahoy, anglers! One lucky person will soon take home a brand-new bass boat package during a live, random drawing at the Bobby Lane High School Cup Bass Fishing Tournament in Lake Wales on Dec. 3. Courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC)…
Read More Florida Anglers, FWC TrophyCatch Program To Give Away 10th New Bass Boat
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) has updated the Panther Pulse web page with mortality information through November 16, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. The remains of a 4-year-old female Florida panther were collected on November 13, 2022, on SR 29 in Collier County. The suspected…
Read More Vehicle Collisions Still Primary Cause Of Death For Florida Panthers
Brutal footage emerged showing a teenager hitting and killing a juvenile alligator with a machete. According to NBC News, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said they’ve launched a criminal investigation into the horror at Bonita Springs, southwest Florida. Experts say it not only constitutes harassing an alligator but…
Read More Florida Teens On Video Brutally Attacking Alligator With Machete, FWC Investigating
Hoping to protect manatees as they congregate this winter, state wildlife officials Tuesday issued an emergency rule that will temporarily prevent boating in an area of the Indian River Lagoon near a Florida Power & Light power plant. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission…
Read More State Seeks To Protect Florida Manatees Near Power Plant
Conservation groups Tuesday filed an emergency petition seeking expanded boat-speed limits to protect endangered , which calve each year off the coast of North Florida and other areas of the Southeast. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Conservation Law Foundation, Defenders of Wildlife, and Whale…
Read More Emergency Petition Filed In Florida Seeking Expanded Protection For Endangered Whales
November is Manatee Awareness Month, an important time for boaters to go slow and look out below to watch for manatees as they travel to warmer water sites around the state. Manatees depend on water generally warmer than 68 degrees Fahrenheit to survive the winter, so…
Read More For Manatee Awareness Month Florida FWC Reminds Boaters To Go Slow, Look Out Below
The recreational harvest of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters closes Nov. 1, with the last day of harvest being Oct. 31. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued an executive order to modify the 2022-23 recreational season…
Read More Florida Greater Amberjack Season Closes Nov. 1 In Gulf State Waters
Of 7,000 boats believed displaced by Hurricane Ian, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported Friday that owners of about 50 have given derelict vessels to the state. With about 2,100 displaced boats in state waters, the agency has given owners until Nov. 15…
Read More Florida Looks To Remove Derelict Boats After Hurricane Ian
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) advises the public that fall is an ideal time to exclude bats from your home or other structures. Exclusion is not permitted during bat maternity season, which officially concluded Aug. 15. Waiting until fall protects Florida’s beneficial…
Read More Florida FWC: Now Is The Time To Exclude Bats From Your Structures
The FWC is closely monitoring Southwest Florida, since Karenia brevis, also known as red tide, was detected in multiple samples in Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Lee counties this week. Red tide is a naturally occurring microscopic alga that has been documented along Florida’s Gulf Coast since the…
Read More FWC Responds To Red Tide In Southwest Florida