State wildlife officials will hear a proposal next week to create an annual black bear hunt. The proposed December hunt would ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a memo providing the first detailed look at what a ...

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...

Video from the scene showed law enforcement officers using both boats and helicopters to respond to the scene and potentially ...

On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...

Florida woman Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed by an alligator on a canoe trip on Lake Kissimmee on May 6, 2025. While out ...

The incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.

UPDATE: A 60-day rabies alert has been issued for Atlantic Beach, Florida, “following confirmation on May 2 of rabies in a ...

Florida wildlife authorities confirmed Friday that ... of 6,300 bear-related calls annually and has documented 42 prior incidents where wild black bears have made physical contact with people ...

A woman canoeing on Lake Kissimmee on Tuesday, May 6, encountered an alligator, went into the water, and was killed, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. On March 3 ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a ...

According to wildlife officials, the reptiles are most active between dusk and dawn. While gator attacks aren't uncommon in Florida, deaths from them are. The FWC says the chances of a Florida ...