Recent News
May 26, 2010
After receiving information that a Miami man was selling reticulated pythons on the Internet without proper licenses, investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) went undercover to buy the reptiles of concern.
May 24, 2010
Adrian Flores-Cerros and three friends went out for a fun day of fishing and joy riding on Eagle Lake, a popular destination for Polk County boaters. Sadly for Flore-Cerros (D.O.B. 09/08/86) of 3384 Royal Oak Drive North, Mulberry, it was his final destination.
May 24, 2010
FWC wildlife biologists report that over the past weekend, there have been more than 50 calls regarding a bear near the River Ranch and the Pine Ridge subdivisions.
May 24, 2010
Three panthers in three days met untimely ends on U.S. 41, a highway that cuts right through the middle of panther habitat in Collier County.
May 21, 2010
The public is invited to an open house and boating safety day at Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet on Tuesday, May 25, from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.
May 21, 2010
Make this Father's Day one for families, summer fun and tradition by going fishing in Florida, the Fishing Capital of the World. Surprise Dad with a family fishing outing and a 5-year freshwater fishing license, or give him an opportunity to catch a Florida bass worth a million dollars.
May 21, 2010
Someone removed the claws of a black bear killed Thursday night on U.S. 98 in Santa Rosa County. Possessing any body part of a bear is illegal, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
May 21, 2010
To kick off National Safe Boating Week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary have teamed up to train approximately 100 pre-registered local Boy and Girl Scouts on boating safety.
May 20, 2010
Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson and Chairman Rodney Barreto of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Thursday that the summer oyster-harvesting areas in the Apalachicola Bay System will open at 12:01 a.m. Friday - 11 days early.
May 20, 2010
Florida is open for business. This was the recurring theme at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) emergency workshop May 19 in St. Pete Beach. The Commission met to discuss agency plans and actions and public concerns related to the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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