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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.

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 ...
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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 ...
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Florida man guilty of animal abuse after 111 geckos found in abandoned storage unit

When a Florida storage unit went up for auction, workers expected forgotten furniture, not 111 exotic geckos, nearly half of ...
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Red Tide Organism Found At Background Levels On Florida’s East Coast

Statewide Reports Show Minimal Red Tide Activity and No Associated Impacts A recent report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
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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 ...