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A pair of Florida panther kittens, sisters born just a few months ago, were found dead a few hundred feet apart Sunday ...

Although the odds indicate regulators will OK the first black bear hunt in a decade in Florida, opponents will pull out all ...

Rep. Lindsay Cross, a St. Petersburg Democrat and an environmental scientist, is calling on the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Nicklaus’s position as an FWC commissioner drew scrutiny for his ties to golf course development companies with a history of ...

A small plane crashed Monday afternoon near Disappearing Island in Ponce Inlet, leaving the pilot — the only person on board ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission bear hunt plan faces strong opposition from conservationists and the public.

George Pino is now facing two felonies - vessel felony homicide and manslaughter in death of Lucy Fernandez. Here is how the charges differ.

Monroe County officials Monday removed an abandoned massive 96-foot yellow submarine from the nearshore waters of the Florida Keys.

Back in early June, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) helped rescue four dolphins from Gulf World ...

The remains of two, sibling, 3.5 month-old, female Florida panther kittens were found Sunday on Davis Blvd. in Collier County ...

The Florida black bear has come back from numbering just a few hundred decades ago to more than 4,000 bears today. It’s a conservation success story by any measure. We divide the population into seven ...