Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

One hatchling was rescued from a parking lot after crawling across Gulf Boulevard, a major roadway along the barrier islands of Pinellas County.

Plans are already in place to resume an experimental feeding program for manatees that gather at a warm-water power plant near Cape Canaveral.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a message for people tempted to cater to the black bear roaming Southeast Tallahassee: “a fed bear is a dead bear.” The bear was first spotted two weeks ago in the Northeast and has now made its way to neighborhoods off Conner boulevard near Tom Brown Park.

There have not been as many Florida manatees dying this year, but the iconic sea cows remain in trouble.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report freshwater turtles that appear sick, act strangely, or are dead — as wildlife officials study a virus infecting them.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is extending most of the provisions of an executive order that conservationists say favors development over gopher tortoises.

Wildlife officials say an infusion of projects to improve water quality is a good start, as they seek to avoid a recurrence of large numbers of manatee deaths due to a lack of seagrass and degraded water in the Indian River Lagoon.

Manatee rescue and rehabilitation groups don't have enough space to care for the rising number of sea cows that need help. That's according to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency is co-leading a team to coordinate moving manatees from one facility to another, among other responsibilities.

Nearly 1,000 Florida manatees have died so far this year. And congressional lawmakers are hoping to bypass current regulations to get the West Indian manatee immediately relisted as endangered.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking lawmakers for money to fund initiatives to help manatees. Part of that is a $3 million budget request the agency says will help fund the restoration and enhancement of lakes, rivers, springs, and other manatee habitats.