From young environmental enthusiasts to retirees, the Florida Master Naturalist Program has spent 25 years educating citizens ...

Coyotes perform valuable services but they can also be a threat to pets. Does Florida law let you shoot them?

Florida is known across the country and around the world for its spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife, made possible because of a history of state land conservation programs that have always been ...

Here’s what you need to know about owning a raccoon as a pet in Florida, and how some exotic pets in Florida are classified ...

A royal tern was hit by a car in 1968 along the then-new Sanibel Causeway. That single accident led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Southwest Florida's most beloved creatures and the ...

Silver Springs State Park 1425 NE 58th Ave., Ocala, 352-236-7148 Estimated driving distance: 1 hour, 30 minutes Turtles and birds aren’t the only animals you’ll spot from your kayak in these springs: ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has many things to be proud of. It is staffed with employees who are smart, dedicated and effective. Its wildlife officers risk their lives ...

HAVANA, Fla. — Florida wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday in support of the state's first black bear hunt in 10 years. During a meeting Wednesday in Havana, commissioners for the ...

After Florida wildlife officials approved the state's first black bear hunt in a decade, wildlife expert Ron Magill became one of several people who disagreed with the decision. The Florida Fish and ...

Floridians were enraged last summer when a viral video showed men offshore Panama City capturing a giant manta ray, a ...

State wildlife officials said the hunt was needed to manage Florida's growing bear population, while opponents said the agency was using flawed data to allow what they called a "trophy hunt." ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking for the public’s help in documenting a shimmering, yet elusive, reptile. The rainbow snake is a large, nonvenomous ...