As the holiday weekend approaches, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is urging beachgoers to be mindful of sea turtles and shorebirds that continue to use Florida’s beaches for nesting.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will present draft materials for the Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) 10-year Land Management Plan at a public hearing in Brevard County.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is encouraging residents and visitors to report any sightings of the rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma), a rare, nonvenomous reptile that has experienced population declines in recent...
In November 2023, employees at a storage facility in Osceola County, Florida, discovered over one hundred African fat-tailed geckos abandoned in a unit after it was locked due to nonpayment.
The 2025 recreational bay scallop season for the Gulf County Zone, which includes all of St. Joseph Bay, will open on August 16 and run through September 24.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has proposed a new management framework for oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay, along with updates to rules that will apply across the state.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved updates to the boundary coordinates for seven Coral Formation Protection Zones within John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo.
A record number of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from south Florida during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved a regulation change that increases the dead shrimp allowance for commercial live bait shrimp harvesters in Nassau and Duval counties.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved revisions to the Florida Burrowing Owl Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines during its August meeting.
At its August meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved rule changes that will expand youth turkey hunting opportunities on public lands.
At its August meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved proposed rule changes for lane snapper in Florida’s Gulf state waters.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has approved amendments to black bear hunting regulations that will take effect in the 2025 season.
For the second consecutive year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has received three Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) from NOAA Fisheries to conduct studies on Atlantic red snapper and other reef fish.
The 2025 recreational fishing season for gray triggerfish in Gulf state and federal waters will open on August 1, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will hold its next in-person meeting on August 13-14 at the Florida Public Safety Institute’s Conference Center in Havana, Florida.