The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge™ on ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is meeting for a final hearing on the rule proposals on black bear ...

The annual competition to raise awareness and eliminate the invasive Burmese python was held July 10-20, 2025 in the ...

A major reptile neglect case has concluded with a Florida man pleading guilty to felony animal cruelty, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said Friday.

A wildlife conservation group has filed a complaint that the state violated state law in how it developed rules for an annual black bear hunt.

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted on Wednesday to host a proposed three-week ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted unanimously Wednesday to establish a black bear hunting ...

The new rules will establish bear hunting zones within four of the seven existing bear management units. The FWC says in ...

During the 2015 Florida black bear hunt, more than 300 -- including the prohibited lactating mothers and cubs -- were ...

FWC votes yes to preliminary guidelines to partially reopen Apalachicola Bay for oyster harvesting. The bay has been closed ...

A lawsuit was filed against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) days after approving the hunt.

FWC officials said the proposed hunt is aimed at managing Florida’s growing black bear population. The commission is ...