Applications for Florida’s 2026 bear hunting permits now open
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Permit applications for Florida’s 2026 bear hunting season are now open. Applications opened this…
Florida deputies help buck out of home and swimming pool
‘A buck-wild call for service’: Bodycam shows deputies helping deer escape Florida home and swimming pool (Video: St.…
What do Trump’s rollbacks on the ESA mean for Florida’s manatees?
Trump’s Endangered Species Act rollback could put Florida manatee habitat at greater risk FORT MYERS, Fla. — The…
Circle mowed around burrowing owl nest leaves Cape Coral homeowner seeking answers
Circle mowed around burrowing owl nest leaves Cape Coral homeowner seeking answers CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Brian Amaya…
Alligator attack claims life of Brittany Clark
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Family and friends are remembering 31-year-old Brittany Clark as a vibrant, kind-hearted woman who…
Florida woman killed after alligator attack – WSB-TV Channel 2
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A 31-year-old woman died after she was attacked by an alligator while swimming in…
Underweight Florida panther kitten rescued after mother stopped returning to den
Underweight Florida panther kitten rescued after mother stopped returning to den COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida panther…
What to do in Big Cypress, Florida’s wildest hidden gem
From schlepping through knee-high swamps to spotting roadside alligators, there’s a smorgasbord of adventure in South Florida’s wild and less-trodden Big…
Blake Dowling: The Falcons Crest — a story of falconry
Falconry has been around for roughly 4,000 years. Early cultures in Central Asia relied on birds of prey…
Florida’s wildlife has a target on its back, but we can protect it
By Katherine Sayler, Defenders of Wildlife This Endangered Species Day, I want to remind Floridians of what makes…
Hundreds of mothballs scattered on St. Pete Beach. Wildlife officials are investigating | Beaches
Florida wildlife officials are trying to determine who scattered hundreds of toxic mothballs April 20 across a stretch…
How a Washington bill threatens Florida’s wildlife
By Stacey Gallagher, Sea Turtle Conservancy To be a Floridian who loves the natural world is to live…