A charter and commercial fishing captain in Florida, Zackery Brandon Barfield, 31, has been sentenced to 30 days in prison and ordered to pay a $51,000 fine for multiple counts of poisoning and ...

According to FWC, in 2024, there were 685 boating crashes, resulting in 81 fatalities. 65% of operators involved in fatal incidents had no formal boating education.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission marked Safe Boating Week by releasing its 2024 Boating Accident ...

A Panama City fisherman was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay a $51,000 fine after being convicted of poisoning dolphins with a pesticide and shooting them with a firearm.

Whether you plan to hit the roads or the waterways this Memorial Day weekend, local officials are preaching preparedness and ...

A mammoth alligator in Ocala National Forest has been attacking paddlers, forcing wildlife officials to close a popular ...

As National Safe Boating Week concludes, a sobering new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

During a single week this month, two people were killed by wildlife in Florida. The first was Robert Markel, who was killed ...

On Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved proposed black bear hunting rule changes for public notice, moving forward with talks on bringing back regulated bear hunts ...

The U.S. Forest Service closed part of Juniper Springs in Ocala National Forest when a 14-foot gator got aggressive during ...

Hunt supporters argued the Florida’s Black Bear population, which FWC estimates to be approaching 4,000 bears, has reached a healthy level. They suggested recent incidents like the first-ever ...