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Exhausted manatee rescued from Florida beach after aggressive mating ordeal

A female manatee, exhausted and stripped of skin from aggressive mating, was pulled from the surf in a dramatic multi-agency ...
FOX 35 Orlando4h

Florida man kept 111 geckos locked in a storage unit that was later abandoned, officials say

A former licensed reptile dealer has been sentenced after more than 100 exotic reptiles were found abandoned in a storage ...

Bear advocates file legal challenge to Florida’s bear hunt

A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.
WPLG Local 1013h

FWC wants to know if you see a ‘Rainbow’ snake

There’s a snake the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is calling “the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow,” ...
WPEC CBS 12 on MSN15h

This snake hasn't been spotted in some parts of Florida in 70 years. FWC wants your help

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — It's one of Florida's most dazzling reptiles, but also one of its most endangered. The ...
Florida Politics10h

‘Flying blind’: Pro-bear nonprofit sues FWC to halt December hunt

Opponents of Florida’s first sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade are suing to stop the planned killings, arguing the ...

Florida conservation nonprofit sues FWC over newly-approved black bear hunt

Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...

FWC announces results of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge

Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and partners announced the final results and winners of ...