Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission

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

They include reducing the amount of time people have to remove damaged boats from waterways and to provide uniform requirements for local governments about debris-removal contracts.

A 77-year-old Florida Keys woman has been charged in federal court with shooting one of the endangered Key deer unique to the Keys.

A letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says more than 2,300 birds have been rescued over the past two years after they became tangled in fishing lines.

A new law that requires boat renters to carry insurance could put the industry in jeopardy.

The FWC seeks $150.2 million in legislative funding to help eradicate Burmese pythons and to provide larger stipends for trappers called to handle nuisance alligators.

FWC staff brought in law enforcement and an expert on global turtle trafficking to make the case against captive breeding of diamondback terrapins, while the majority of public commenters were for it.

The captive breeding of diamondback terrapins has not been allowed in Florida since 2006, but wildlife officials on Wednesday will discuss whether to bring it back during their next meeting.

Low concentrations of the organism that causes red tide are no longer being reported at the mouth of Tampa Bay.

Florida still is seeing an unusually high number of manatee mortalities, but the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission believes its efforts are helping.

A report Friday from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows researchers found a bloom about 11 miles west of Bunces Pass, which runs between Fort DeSoto and Shell Key.

The Florida burrowing owl is listed as threatened by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.