The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competitive hunt created by the FWC to encourage participants to remove pythons from seven commission-managed lands in South Florida. This year, the Florida ...

Want to know more about Florida’s Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)? Florida’s FWC is more than just some fancy park ...

A second vote on the hunt must be taken by the state in August, but all indications point to a 187-quota hunt that could last about a month.

A new Florida law is giving authorities more tools to crack down on derelict and "at-risk" vessels. Here's what to know.

Lifeguards in Florida are trained to save lives — but they never expected to rescue a deer from the Atlantic Ocean.

North Texas girls are among the 23 children missing from a summer camp after historic flooding in the Texas Hill Country.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) asks Florida residents and visitors to report sightings of wild turkeys between now and Aug. 31 ...

OCALA, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with plans for what could be the state's first black bear hunt in 10 years. During a meeting in Ocala Wednesday, commissioners for the ...

OCALA, Fla. — A bear hunt is one step closer to returning to Florida after wildlife officials approved a proposal Wednesday. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission met in Ocala to ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and into the future, which could eventually allow the use of up to six dogs ...

Called the Florida Wildlife Corridor, the plan is to purchase development rights from farms and ranches in strategic location in order to provide wildlife connectivity to large preserves and parks ...

Share your photos] According to wildlife officials, the occupied range of bears in Florida has grown from 17% to 51% since 1992. FWC also estimates that more than 4,000 bears roam the state currently.