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FWC seeks public input on native plant list
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - The FWC is seeking public input on a draft addendum to the State Wildlife Action Plan. The purpose of this addendum is to incorporate 596 native plant species into the state’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need list. -
FWC to meet Dec. 5 in Orlando
Monday, November 20, 2023 - For the full Dec. 5 agenda and links to background reports, go to MyFWC.com/Commission and select “Commission Meetings.” -
Go slow, look out below when on the water this Manatee Awareness Month
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - As temperatures start to dip in the fall, manatees travel to Florida springs, power plant discharge areas and other warm-water sites to overwinter until temperatures rise again in the spring. -
Zone D’s deer season begins tomorrow, Oct. 21
Friday, October 20, 2023 - Zone D's deer season starts tomorrow, Oct. 21, with new CWD hunting regulations in place. -
FWC, FDACS hold two additional CWD public meetings prior to hunting season in affected zone
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - The meetings provided information about new hunting regulations for the area, sampling and testing procedures, chronic wasting disease, and an opportunity for area residents to ask questions about CWD and CWD management strategies. -
FWC launches new Panther Depredation Compensation Pilot Program
Thursday, October 12, 2023 - This program will provide an effective and efficient process to offset economic losses to Florida’s commercial cattle ranchers who experience panther depredations. -
Fall is the time to exclude bats from your structures
Thursday, October 12, 2023 - Exclusion is not permitted during bat maternity season, which runs from April 15 - Aug.15. -
FWC launches new public reporting tool to enhance turtle disease research
Thursday, September 28, 2023 - the FWC recently launched a new way to report sick, abnormal or dead turtles through a reporting form online at MyFWC.com/TFV1. This data will assist staff and partners as they work to better understand TFV1. -
FWC issues new executive order, outlining new hunting regulations for CWD Management Zone
Friday, September 15, 2023 - On Sept. 8, the FWC issued a new executive order outlining regulations designed to increase sampling and slow the spread of CWD in Florida deer. -
ICYMI: Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Announces Winners of the 2023 Florida Python Challenge®
Friday, September 15, 2023 - 1,050 participants from 35 states and Belgium removed 209 Burmese pythons from south Florida during the 10-day competition created by the FWC and partners to increase awareness about invasive species and the threats they pose to Florida’s ecology.