The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding Tag Your Reptile Day events throughout the state to offer pet owners an opportunity to have their pet green iguanas or tegus microchipped for free to help people come into compliance …
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program is accepting applications for contracted nuisance alligator trappers in St. Johns County. Applicants must pass a criminal history check, have no fish or …
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will begin a major aquatic habitat restoration effort on Lake Istokpoga in May. The FWC is transplanting more than 150,000 aquatic plants on Lake Istokpoga, a 28,000-acre natural lake in Highlands …
Photos available: https://www.flickr.com/photos/myfwcmedia/sets/72157654307883871/ With the release of the 2020 Boating Accident Statistical Report, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) encourages boaters to focus on taking the …
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Big Cypress Basin of the South Florida Water Management District are partnering on an aquatic habitat restoration project in Lake Trafford in May. The project will enhance native plant …
Photos available: https://www.flickr.com/gp/myfwcmedia/387D2U The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) thanks volunteers who helped remove invasive plants on Lake Okeechobee near Bird Island. Volunteers worked alongside FWC staff hand …
Are you looking for a place to fish from shore? Check out the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) new Florida Fishing Pier Finder, an interactive map that allows anglers to find publicly-accessed fishing piers, jetties and fishing- …
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Forensics Laboratory recently marked the one-year anniversary of its collaboration with the University of Florida Maples Center for Forensic Medicine. The FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement has …
Join us in celebrating the 7th annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Festival May 15-16 (10 a.m.-5 p.m. CT) at AJ’s Seafood and Oyster Bar and HarborWalk Village in Destin. The outdoor event is free and open to the public and will feature socially-distant …
Six Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) employees were honored during the April 28 State Law Enforcement Chiefs Association meeting in Tallahassee. SLECA annually honors the best and brightest in Florida’s law enforcement community. Lt. …
Now is the time to plan for Florida’s upcoming hunting seasons if you’re interested in applying for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) alligator harvest permits or fall hunts at a Florida wildlife management area or national …
Spring is in full effect and it’s the time of year when Florida puts on a wonderful display of flowers, from the tickseed growing across the Panhandle to the firebush shrubs of south Florida. Most of us see our state’s visual bounty from the car or out our …
Billowy clouds float over a wild cypress-lined creek. Alligators sun along swampy shores while stark white egrets and ibis glow against dark water. As you make your way along the creek, every bend offers a new discovery. A banded water snake stealthily …
Photos available: https://www.flickr.com/photos/myfwcmedia/sets/72157654307883871 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding all boaters to practice safe boating during the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival on May 1 in Fort …
An Alachua County landowner was recently recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for his outstanding wildlife habitat management efforts, as part of the agency’s Wildlife Habitat Recognition Program. Jim Fischer owns …
Photos available: https://www.flickr.com/photos/93249173@N08/ While living within the hustle and bustle of the state’s capital city, it is sometimes forgotten that nature exists so nearby. Growing older, the sense of wonder for the natural world tends to …
Photos available: https://www.flickr.com/gp/myfwcmedia/HSekN8 New rules designed to protect Florida from high-risk, nonnative reptiles take effect April 29 and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is helping people who have pet green …
Florida’s recreational and commercial stone crab seasons in state and federal waters will come to a close May 2, with the last day of harvest being May 1. This annual season closure date was modified last year as part of a suite of changes that were made …
The recreational harvest of greater amberjack will reopen in Gulf state and federal waters May 1-31. After an annual season spawning closure in June and July, recreational harvest of Gulf greater amberjack is scheduled to reopen again Aug. 1-Oct. 31. If …
The following species will reopen to recreational harvest May 1 in Florida state and federal waters of the Atlantic: hogfish; blueline tilefish; gag, black, red, yellowmouth and yellowfin grouper; scamp; red hind; rock hind; coney; and graysby. Hogfish …
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