DeSantis' Florida Boater Freedom Initiative bans FWC vessel safety inspections that uncover BUI, boat safety and fishing ...

Under a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, boaters may no longer be pulled over and boarded for safety inspections. Here's ...

To date, the FWC has confirmed that the footage from four officers who responded to the Sept. 4, 2022 crash was destroyed.

Two people were hospitalized after their boat struck a coral reef off the Florida Keys Saturday, May 17, 2025, according to ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and ...

Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular hunt in 2015.

The proposal includes strict permit rules that would be determined based on bear population numbers in each region of the ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition created by FWC to encourage participants to remove pythons from seven ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is holding a public meeting to discuss an annual bear hunting season.

FWC is meeting May 21 in Ocala to discuss rules for a 23-day Florida bear hunt in December. Follow along for latest updates.