Preliminary information indicates that a “barge struck a sailing vessel carrying six people” near Star Island, a man-made island in Biscayne Bay, according to the commission. All six ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission personnel responded to Florida's Turnpike in Miami-Dade County to remove an ...

Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida, with opponents saying that killing bears for sport won't reduce ...

A five-foot alligator affectionately known as “Mr. Pickles” has become a local celebrity behind a St. Petersburg bar — but ...

FWC said in the latest incident, a boater crashed into a piling near the Alligator Reef. All five people on board were injured, two were airlifted to a hospital.

Two children participating in a youth sailing program are dead after a barge struck their sailboat in Miami Beach midday ...

Spiny lobster mini-season is fast approaching this week. Here's what Floridians need to know about this year's season, FWC ...

An Astor Farms resident spotted a three-legged alligator slowly roaming in his backyard and captured it on video.

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man has been arrested after he allegedly captured and dismembered an alligator. On July 13, ...

The Sunshine State is in the process of approving a proposal that would create an annual hunt to cull black bear populations.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is warning to people to be GatorWise when it comes the state's alligators. The Sunshine State is home ...

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.