Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Seven acres of seagrass will be transplanted from one area of St. Andrew Bay to another as part of a $2 million restoration project. The money comes from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

The Gulf Recreational Red Snapper Season opens Friday. The 55-day season will be the longest since the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began managing red snapper three years ago.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting events to help tegu and green iguana owners get their pets microchipped before July 28. After that date, owners would be breaking the law if their reptiles aren’t chipped and registered with the FWC.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will host its annual lionfish festival from May 15 to 16 in Destin. The event is meant to raise awareness of the invasive species.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is considering banning people from buying tegus and green iguanas to keep as pets.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is considering banning people from buying tegus and green iguanas to keep as pets.

After an uptick in manatee deaths last year, wildlife activists are pushing for a change in Florida's boating safety rules. Sarah Gledhill works for the Center for Biological Diversity. She says the center wants all boaters to take a safety course that she says will inherently help manatees.

Diamondback Terrapins are edging their way toward the endangered species list. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the turtle as vulnerable to extinction due to its declining population.

Florida is trying to prevent Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from entering the state. It’s considering further restrictions on deer carcasses and other parts harvested outside of Florida.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved a plan to suspend wild oyster harvesting in the Apalachicola Bay until December 2025. It's a last-ditch effort to restore the bay's oyster population, which has dramatically declined thanks to water flow issues and overharvesting.