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• It’s bat time again: Check your home before maternity season

  Thursday, February 13, 2020 -  Bat exclusions are illegal during the maternity season, which runs April 15 through August 15.

• TrophyCatch celebrates first Hall of Fame Catch of Season 8

  Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) TrophyCatch program, now in Season 8, commemorates its first Hall of Fame bass caught in the new season. Weighing 14 pounds, 2 ounces, it was caught and released in Lake Placid on Jan. 31 by Thomas Hendel, also from Lake Placid.

• FWC to hold public meetings discussing a management plan for Lake Okeechobee

  Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 

• Sawfish: What to do when you accidentally hook one

  Monday, February 10, 2020 -  Do not pull it out of the water and do not try to handle it. Refrain from using ropes or restraining the animal in any way, and never remove the saw.

• FWC and partners update the Florida Wildlife Conservation Guide

  Tuesday, February 4, 2020 -  This online resource is intended to help landowners, permit applicants and environmental consultants make wildlife-friendly decisions during development planning and identify opportunities for conservation of Florida’s unique biodiversity.

• Public meeting to discuss aquatic plant management on Kissimmee Chain of Lakes

  Tuesday, January 28, 2020 -  The meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Osceola Council on Aging, 700 Generation Point, Kissimmee, FL, 34744.

• Hunter safety internet-completion courses offered in six counties in February

  Monday, January 27, 2020 -  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety internet-completion courses in six counties in February (list follows). Hunter safety courses are designed to help students become safe, responsible and knowledgeable hunters and learn about conservation.

• 80 pythons submitted during the 2020 Python Bowl!

  Saturday, January 25, 2020 -  Participants in the Florida Python Challenge™ 2020 Python Bowl removed 80 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades while simultaneously helping to raise awareness about this important conservation issue. Today the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District announced the results and winners of the Python Removal Competition at the 2020 Python Bowl award ceremony at the Super Bowl Live event in Miami.

• Snook slated to reopen in Atlantic state waters Feb. 1

  Wednesday, January 22, 2020 -  The season will remain open through May 31.

• Spotted seatrout: new zones, regulations, and Western Panhandle seasonal closure effective Feb. 1

  Tuesday, January 21, 2020 -  These changes were made to benefit spotted seatrout populations while continuing to provide quality fishing opportunities.