Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida, with opponents saying that killing bears for sport won't reduce ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission personnel responded to Florida's Turnpike in Miami-Dade County to remove an ...

FWC said in the latest incident, a boater crashed into a piling near the Alligator Reef. All five people on board were injured, two were airlifted to a hospital.

Spiny lobster mini-season is fast approaching this week. Here's what Floridians need to know about this year's season, FWC ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — During Coral Reef Awareness Week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) marks 30 years ...

A five-foot alligator affectionately known as “Mr. Pickles” has become a local celebrity behind a St. Petersburg bar — but ...

An Astor Farms resident spotted a three-legged alligator slowly roaming in his backyard and captured it on video.

Preliminary information indicates that a “barge struck a sailing vessel carrying six people” near Star Island, a man-made island in Biscayne Bay, according to the commission. All six ...

Share your photos] According to wildlife officials, the occupied range of bears in Florida has grown from 17% to 51% since 1992. FWC also estimates that more than 4,000 bears roam the state currently.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is warning to people to be GatorWise when it comes the state's alligators. The Sunshine State is home ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida dads, grab your fishing rods — and maybe your kids — because the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is gifting families a perfect ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to an alligator encounter in Polk County on May 6, before a 61-year-old woman was "later found deceased and recovered from the water" ...