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• FWC depredation compensation program helps cattle ranchers experiencing losses due to panthers

  Monday, October 27, 2025 -  The FWC reminds ranchers to promptly call the Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922) about suspected panther depredations.

• FWC to meet Nov. 5-6 in Belle Glade

  Wednesday, October 22, 2025 -  The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. EST each day and is open to the public.

• Autumn is the ideal time to exclude bats from buildings

  Wednesday, October 22, 2025 -  Bats are protected in Florida and exclusion devices – which allow bats to safely exit structures while preventing reentry – are the only legal and appropriate method to remove them.

• Governor Ron DeSantis Highlights Success of Everglades Python Removal Program

  Tuesday, October 21, 2025 -  Today, PATRIC has already delivered on its Year 2 objectives, a full year and a half ahead of schedule.

• Flounder recreational harvest season closes Oct. 15 

  Monday, October 13, 2025 -  This closed season provides protection to flounder during the time when pre-spawning aggregations form, which ensures more fish can reproduce each year. 

• FWC’s Catch a Florida Memory Announces Season 3’s Triple Threat Throwdown Winner

  Thursday, October 9, 2025 -  Season 3 culminated in a thrilling grand prize drawing, awarding Catch a Florida Memory angler, Eric Peterson, with a premier Kayak Fishing Bundle valued at over $4,500!

• Reminder: Applications for the limited recreational harvest of goliath grouper in state waters close Oct. 15

  Wednesday, October 8, 2025 -  Permits to participate in this limited-entry harvest will be awarded by a random draw lottery.

• Stone crab season starts Oct. 15 

  Tuesday, October 7, 2025 -  The minimum claw size limit is 2 7/8 inches.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Okeechobee

  Thursday, October 2, 2025 -  The FWC will treat invasive Luziola subintegra (neotropical water grass) in areas where it exists in dense monocultures to limit ecological damage to the lake’s beneficial native plant communities and to preserve native habitat.

• Applications for limited recreational harvest of goliath grouper in state waters open Oct. 1

  Wednesday, October 1, 2025 -  Those interested can apply anytime from Oct. 1-15, for the upcoming 2026 season.