According to the FWC, preliminary information indicates that a vessel with two occupants on board was traveling on the Estero River when one of them fell off the boat.

The story of a missing 7-year-old boy who went missing while paddleboarding in Florida has a happy ending as authorities found the child.

FWC said the alligator attack occurred on Lake Kissimmee near Tiger Creek. A similar, though non-lethal attack happened in the same creek in March.

Bears usually attack people when they feel threatened or are defending their cubs or food, the FWC said. The FWC provided the dos and don'ts a person should consider if they happen to encounter a ...

Following a 'thorough investigation' by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), two men have been charged in relation to the death of Ella Adler, 15, who was fatally struck by ...

In the wake of the incident, investigators seized the boat believed to have struck Ella following a dayslong search, the FWC said. At the time, Alonso said he had "no knowledge" of the accident ...

If you encounter an alligator you think will be a threat to people, pets or property, call the FWC’s Nuisance Alligator Hotline at 1‐866‐FWC‐GATOR (392‐4286) or visit myfwc.com.

A bear is still on the loose somewhere in or near St. Augustine, but neither the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission nor the St. Augustine Police Department knows exactly where it is.

The couple headed out on a 14-foot canoe into Lake Kissimmee, which has the second highest population of alligators in the state with more than 16,000, according to a 2024 census from FWC. It's ...

Florida wildlife officials provide update on deadly bear attack near Naples 10:49. Three black bears killed by Florida Fish and Wildlife officers Monday night may have been responsible for an ...

John Dalton, a Miami-Dade cop who responded to the George Pino boat crash, said he told FWC they could have performed a sobriety test on Pino.

OCALA, Fla. (CBS12) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is moving forward with proposed amendments to black bear hunting rules, despite public protests and recent bear ...