Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

State wildlife officials will hear a proposal next week to create an annual black bear hunt. The proposed December hunt would be the first in over a decade.

A judge says Florida needs to seek what is known as an "incidental take permit" from federal wildlife officials to help minimize the effects of discharges on manatees.

While oyster harvesting there was halted in 2020, officials say reviving the industry would help the area's economy. It could resume early next year.

19 manatees rescued after storm-related floodwaters receded were discovered thanks to reports made to FWC’s Wildlife Alert Hotline.

Florida's bear management plan was approved five years ago, and calls are increasing for the state to allow bear hunting for the first time in nearly a decade.

The higher perinatal total indicates manatee reproduction is likely bouncing back from 2021’s starvation event.

Wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists may be interested in a proposal going on the November ballot. Voters will see it as Amendment 2 - Right to Fish and Hunt.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will take the unprecedented step of catching and caring for sick endangered sawfish amid ongoing deaths.

Sawfish, and about 30 other species of fish, are turning up sick and dying in the Lower Keys as questions mount over what's causing it. As word and worries spread, scientists are yet to find a smoking gun.