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FWC approves First black bear hunt in 10 years

WFLA Tampa on MSN · 2d

FWC unanimously approves Florida’s 1st black bear hunt in 10 years

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is meeting for a final hearing on the rule proposals on black bear hunting.

Tallahassee Democrat on MSN · 7h

Florida bear hunt rules face legal challenge from conservationists

A wildlife conservation group has filed a complaint that the state violated state law in how it developed rules for an annual black bear hunt.

FWC approves 1st black bear hunt in a decade amid fierce opposition and legal threats

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted unanimously Wednesday to establish a black bear hunting season,

Winners of 2025 Florida Python Challenge announced

WMBB Panama City on MSN · 2d

FWC announces results of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge

Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and partners announced the final results and winners of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. During this year’s ten-day competition, 934 participants collectively removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida.

Saints Wire · 2d

Call her the Florida Python Challenge Queen: FWC announces $10,000 winner for competition

The annual competition to raise awareness and eliminate the invasive Burmese python was held July 10-20, 2025 in the Everglades.

FOX News on MSN · 19h

Florida woman wins annual python challenge with record snake haul

Florida woman breaks python challenge record by capturing 60 snakes, helping remove 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Everglades in 2025 competition.

Space Coast Daily10h

FWC Officer Jacob Wild Named Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year Awardee for Exceptional Performance

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Jacob Wild received the 2025 Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year award.

3don MSN

Bear hunting returning to Florida for first time in a decade following unanimous FWC vote

FWC officials said the proposed hunt is aimed at managing Florida’s growing black bear population. The commission is ...

Body cam captures moment FWC K-9 finds missing hunter in Palm Beach County wildlife area

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer and his four-legged partner are being credited with finding a ...

Tampa Free Press on MSN19h

Florida Man Sentenced For Cruelty After 111 Geckos Found Abandoned In Storage Unit

A Florida man has been sentenced to four years of supervised probation and ordered to pay over $5,000 in restitution after ...

WMBB Panama City on MSN1d

FWC approves proposal for limited oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay

Texas AG Ken Paxton suffers major blow in bid to round up Democrats Walmart, once ordered to ‘eat the tariffs,’ is giving ...

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