The FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute is asking fishermen to report tagged red snapper and grouper to the FWC Tag Return Hotline 1-800-367-4461 or by emailing them at tagreturn@MyFWC.com. […]
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists successfully captured and relocated an approximately 18 month old male panther from an area in Lee County with very limited suitable habitat, thanks to citizens who contacted us […]
Join the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in celebrating the third annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day by attending a festival, a tournament or by participating in the 2017 Lionfish Challenge removal incentive program. […]
April 19 marks the Shot Heard ‘Round the World Day, held each year to commemorate the events surrounding the birth of our nation in 1775 and celebrate today’s opportunities for safe and responsible recreational shooting and firearms ownership […]
With cooler temperatures throughout the Sunshine State, more people are likely to head to the woods to enjoy hiking, wildlife viewing, fishing, hunting and other outdoor activities. […]
Shortly after announcing the removal of more than 100,000 lionfish from Florida waters, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), at the Nov. 17 meeting in St. Petersburg, presented a custom-made, mounted metal lionfish trophy to the FWC’s first-ever Lionfish King, David Garrett. […]
On Saturday evening at 6:24 p.m., a trauma alert was issued after an airboat struck a bridge near the Lone Cabbage Fish Camp located at 8199 state road 520 in Cocoa. […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission hopes you plan to do some fishing in Florida this weekend, because this weekend is part of the license-free freshwater fishing days.
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At its Feb. 10 meeting at the Florida Public Safety Institute near Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved changes to the gag and black grouper minimum size limit and the gag grouper recreational season in Gulf state waters.
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Painted and indigo buntings breed in northern Florida, spend the winter primarily in southern Florida and can be found throughout much of the state during spring and fall migration.
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When a man posed with oversized snook on Instagram, his followers tipped the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission off.
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Manatees are found in many of Florida’s waterways and can be difficult to see, especially when you travel in a boat on the water.
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