A man pleaded no contest Thursday to animal cruelty in Osceola Circuit Court after being accused of leaving over 100 geckos ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge featured 934 participants from 30 states and Canada, who removed 294 invasive Burmese ...

A man was caught on video picking up what appears to be a gopher tortoise along the Jupiter Riverwalk, before repeatedly slamming it on the ground.

"This proposal for the hunt is unpopular and unethical," said one woman to the Board of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

In 2018, nine people were arrested in Florida on animal cruelty charges in cases where they baited bears and used dogs during bear hunts.

REDINGTON BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies assisted FWC in rescuing a manatee located near Redington ...

When a Florida storage unit went up for auction, workers expected forgotten furniture, not 111 exotic geckos, nearly half of them dead.

The commission joins a growing list of state agencies authorizing their officers to conduct immigration enforcement.

Former Reptile Seller Receives Probation and Community Service for Neglect of Animals A Florida man has been sentenced to ...

A lawsuit was filed against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) days after approving the hunt.

Taylor Stanberry of Naples took home first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. She catches invasive Burmese pythons year-round as a contractor with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...