Last month, FWC held a series of virtual public meetings to get feedback from Florida residents on the proposal for black bear hunting. That feedback will be presented at the next commission ...

Feeding bears can make them lose their natural fear of people. It is also illegal in Florida to intentionally feed bears or leave out food or garbage that will attract bears. According to the FWC ...

An estimated 300-pound bear was killed after a suspected vehicle crash on Interstate 95 near County Road 210 in St. Johns County Wednesday, according to FWC.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission picked up a 300-pound dead bear after it was struck by a car on I-95 near 210 in St. Johns County on Wednesday. FWC ...

Wildlife officials said the body of an adult male bear was picked up off the side of I-95 near County Road 210 around 11 a.m. Trivago watched its revenue forecast plummet from $1 billion to nearly ...

There aren’t many beaches you can drive on in Florida, but there are a few. And for all of them, you have to pay for a pass to drive on the sand. According to the FWC, “Operating vehicles ...

Those emails — many using identical language — claimed about 2,700 bears have been killed by vehicles over the last decade. Some favoring a hunt cited the grisly death of an 89-year-old man ...

A vehicle collision is the suspected cause of death. ・ May 4, 2025: An estimated 6-to-8-month-old panther (UCFP486), sex unknown, was found dead on Josie Billie Highway in Hendry County.

According to the FWC, since 2006, there have been 48 "documented incidents of physical contact between a person and a black bear in Florida." Of those 48 encounters, 33 involved a dog.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said they were called around 4 p.m. after a woman was canoeing into Lake Kissimmee and she encountered an alligator.

Black bears are the only species of bear found in Florida, according to FWC. FWC biologists say there are about 4,050 black bears in Florida. Adult male black bears weigh between 250 to 350 pounds.

According to FWC, vehicle collisions are the panthers’ primary cause of death. Driving the posted speed limits, especially in panther crossing zones, can help keep Florida’s state animals safe.