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Mark your calendars: 2022 Lionfish Festival May 14-15 in Destin
Friday, April 29, 2022 - Activities will include fillet demonstrations; family-friendly games and activities; art, diving and conservation booths; and the world’s largest lionfish spearfishing tournament, the Emerald Coast Open. -
FWC, Southwest Florida CISMA invite the public to participate in freshwater 2022 Invasive Fish Roundup
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 - This event takes place from April 28 through May 1, with the weigh-in occurring on Sunday, May 1 from noon until 3 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops, Fort Myers. -
FWC: Governor Ron DeSantis’ Freedom First budget promotes natural resource restoration and supports Florida’s law enforcement officers
Thursday, December 9, 2021 - The budget reaffirms Governor DeSantis’ commitment to high priority conservation items including red tide research and manatee rescue, and provides additional resources and support for law enforcement. -
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and partners celebrate another successful Florida Python Challenge®
Thursday, August 5, 2021 - The 2021 Florida Python Challenge® yielded unprecedented results this year with more than 600 participants removing 223 invasive Burmese pythons from south Florida. -
Florida Python Challenge® kicks of today; with new $10,000 award
Friday, July 9, 2021 - People interested in competing can still register through the last day of the competition, July 18 at FLPythonChallenge.org. -
New $10,000 award announced for the Florida Python Challenge®
Friday, July 2, 2021 - The award will be presented to the participant who removes the most pythons as part of the competition. -
FWC is helping pet owners tag their tegus, green iguanas to prepare for new rules
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - The last scheduled regional event will be held on July 11 at Lee County Domestic Animal Services, 5600 Banner Dr, Fort Myers. -
Lionfish Challenge 2021 Update – June 29
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - The Lionfish Challenge rewards lionfish harvesters with prizes for their lionfish removals. The participant who harvests the most lionfish will be crowned the Recreational Lionfish King/Queen and the Commercial Champion. -
FWC helps tag nearly 150 tegus and green iguanas with a month left in 90-day grace period
Thursday, June 24, 2021 - New rules require owners of pet tegus and green iguanas to apply for a no-cost permit and mark their pets with a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag, also known as a microchip. -
FWC is helping pet owners tag their tegus, green iguanas to prepare for new rules
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - The free regional event will be held on June 26 at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium in the Stiles-Nicholson Education Center, 4800 Dreher Trail N in West Palm Beach.