Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission

Largemouth bass in Florida are now their own species, and bear a different name: The Florida bass.

Life jackets worn at all times would lessen possible tragedy, officials say. Alcohol or drug use played a role in 23% of fatalities last year, which is up 10% from 2022.

States like Florida and Texas have long borne the brunt of the pig problem and struggled to manage it as the situation grows more dire nationally. Officials have incentivized hunters by instituting few restrictions. But some people, including hunters themselves, question whether the approach is overkill.

Boating safety is in the spotlight following last Saturday’s death of a teenage girl who was wake boarding with friends off Key Biscayne.

The Florida Wildlife Corridor’s vision for conservation land in Florida stops short of providing mechanisms to make it a reality.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto wants to switch from the northern mockingbird.

The Florida Wildlife Conservation's new Alligator Super Hunt permit application window is May 3 through June 3. The permit allows hunters to take two alligators from almost anywhere in Florida between Aug. 15 and Dec. 31.

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve is an important habitat for gopher tortoises in southern Pinellas County. Recent deaths and a lack of protections for the species raise concern with the Center for Biological Diversity.

At least 38 smalltooth sawfish have been found dead in South Florida waters since January, but the actual total of deaths is believed to be higher.

At least 32 of the endangered sawfish have been reported dead. The cause of their bizarre behavior remains a mystery.

Within 100 years, about 75% of the current gopher tortoise population could disappear. Despite these calculations, the federal agency denied Endangered Species Act protection to the Eastern population of gopher tortoises in the U.S.

Overwhelmed experts are baffled over a trail of sick or dead sawfish that has stretched across 78 miles of shallow water in the Keys. The mystery is also stressing dozens of other fish species.