Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission

The report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation on the 2022 boating season shows fewer accidents at sea, but more deaths.

A mysterious disease is spreading through the already endangered Florida panther population, and dozens of wildlife scientists working to figure out how to stop it.

The Largo Intercoastal Marina was the only site in Pinellas reporting heavy concentrations of red tide.

The toxic Karenia brevis algae has returned to the Gulf Coast for another year, killing fish and causing health problems in people.

Back in 2021, the FWC decided to conduct its own study on how the latest regulations for recreational blue crabbers would economically affect the commercial fishery, but the findings have not yet been released.

A recent proposal the North Port City Commission is planning to consider would allow a private developer to partner with the city and build on the land. The potential change to the park is worrying some longtime visitors.

Redfish are big, brawny fighters and key contributors to Florida’s $13.8 billion recreational fishing industry. But redfish have a weak spot: They faithfully return to the same waters each year to spawn. This past fall, Hurricane Ian and red tide hit West Central Florida at a critical spawning time, delivering a one-two punch to a fish that is back in the conservation spotlight.

The drama involving Harriet the eagle brings a warning for those trying to lure the bird back to her nest or care for her eaglets.

The state considers the burrowing owl a threatened species and Cape Coral is home to about 3,000 — the most of anywhere else in the state.

The Florida Wildlife Conservation Committee has worked with a Manatee County community to remove the goldline snakehead fish from a local pond.

A report from the FWC shows low concentrations of red tide are being found off beaches in southern Pinellas, Manatee and Sarasota counties.

The legislature would need to approve DeSantis' $3.5 billion proposal, which would be spread over four years.