From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said 800 law enforcement officers were now credentialed with 287(g) ...

Back in early June, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) helped rescue four dolphins from Gulf World ...

WATCH: A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officer rescued a kayaker who was in distress in Marathon, ...

The Florida black bear has come back from numbering just a few hundred decades ago to more than 4,000 bears today. It’s a conservation success story by any measure. We divide the population into seven ...

The protests are timed to take place only days before the FWC is scheduled to vote August 13-14 on approving rules for a ...

Nearly 800 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission law enforcement officers across the state have obtained their ...

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 ...

Florida residents protest against a proposed black bear hunt due to concerns over population data and oversight.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Bear hunting could soon return to Florida for the first time in more ...

The brief disputes that the department, which in recent years gained permitting authority over septic systems, has violated ...

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