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• ICYMI: Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Announces Registration Is Open for the 2024 Florida Python Challenge®

  Thursday, May 30, 2024 -  Participants this year will have the chance to win a share of more than $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the wild.

• FWC recognizes “Super” Sid Pennington as Sonya Rood Volunteer of the Year

  Thursday, May 2, 2024 -  The award recognizes one volunteer who demonstrates superior performance resulting in exemplary achievement for the FWC.

• Mark your calendars: 10th Annual Lionfish Festival May 17–18 in Destin

  Friday, April 19, 2024 -  This two-day outdoor festival is free, open to the public and will include conservation and art booths, live music, an interactive kid’s zone and the world’s largest lionfish tournament, the Emerald Coast Open.

• 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.

• Thanks to sponsors, more than $30,000 up for grabs at the 2023 Florida Python Challenge®

  Wednesday, May 24, 2023 -  The event, hosted by the FWC and the South Florida Water Management District, features an Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 sponsored by Inversa Leathers. There is also a prize of $7,500 for the Grand Prize Runner Up, sponsored by the Bergeron Everglades Foundation.

• Governor Ron DeSantis Announces 2023 Florida Python Challenge®

  Wednesday, May 17, 2023 -  The 10-day competition, which runs Aug. 4–13, is open to both professional and novice participants.

• FWC issues preliminary statement regarding captive snake euthanasia at Broward County facility

  Thursday, April 13, 2023 -  The FWC Division of Law Enforcement is determining the full details of this incident and more information will be released as soon as it is verified and appropriate. Assembling the information and records may take time but the FWC is committed to providing it.

• FWC: Governor Ron DeSantis’ Framework for Freedom Budget promotes natural resource restoration initiatives and supports law enforcement

  Thursday, February 2, 2023 -  Included in the Governor’s budget are high-priority conservation items including eradication and control of pythons and other nonnative fish and wildlife species, enhanced protections for Florida’s manatees and sea turtles, statewide seagrass restoration support, and support for law enforcement.

• Hundreds of Burmese pythons removed during 2022 Florida Python Challenge®

  Thursday, October 20, 2022 -  Nearly 1,000 participants from 32 states, Canada and Latvia came together to remove hundreds of Burmese pythons from south Florida as part of the 2022 Florida Python Challenge®.

• FWC to conduct Lake Okeechobee aquatic plant management starting Monday

  Friday, September 23, 2022 -  The cattail management areas proposed by the FWC have been approved by the Lake Okeechobee Aquatic Plant Management Interagency Task Force (an advisory group of state and federal agencies with public input on aquatic plant management conducted by the FWC, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Water Management District on Lake Okeechobee) and Audubon Florida.