Multiple Florida boaters over the last few years say they were mistakenly arrested after performing poorly on a series of ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Legislature to halt law-enforcement officers from using boat safety inspections as a pretense for ...

The Animal Cruelty Task Force aims to strengthen communication between animal hospitals, shelters, Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

A huge Mola Mola fish, also known as an ocean sunfish, found itself stranded near the Florida coast. What's a very large and ...

About 80 percent of a black bear’s diet comes from plants (fruits, nuts, berries), 15 percent from insects (termites, ants, ...

It is not clear how many of nearly 2,000 sworn troopers currently employed by the FHP would be deputized and trained or how ...

Last year was one of the deadliest for endangered Florida panthers. Thirty-six cats were found dead, 30 of those from vehicle strikes — the most since 2016. And so far in 2025, one cat has ...

Already this year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has warned red tide in the Florida Keys and Southwest Florida waters have hit high levels. And that's not all. Toxins from ...

Red tide is a harmful algae bloom with a higher-than-normal concentration of a microscopic alga known as Karenia brevis, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says Burmese pythons can be shot on private property at any time with the landowner's permission as long as local laws and regulations allow it.

Florida has gained a reputation for being a “crazy" state with its iconic “Florida Man" stories. However, animal encounters ...