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![U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Sinead Borchert, FWC Area Bear Biologist Kathrine McCarty, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicholas Pulire and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist, Lorraine Ketzler.]()
FWC recognizes two communities as BearWise in northwest Florida
Monday, November 29, 2021 - The FWC is formally accepting the Cypress Dunes community in Santa Rosa Beach and U.S. Air Force Hurlburt Field in Okaloosa County into the BearWise Community Recognition Program. -
![Mike Orlando, Assistant Coordinator of the FWC’s Bear Management Program and Dr. Jay Exum, former Wingfield Reserve HOA board member.]()
FWC recognizes two communities as BearWise in central Florida
Monday, November 29, 2021 - The FWC is formally accepting the Wingfield North and Wingfield Reserve communities in Longwood into the BearWise Community Recognition Program. -
![Bill Reynolds, Stoneybrook HOA President, Valentine Antal, former HOA board member and Chris Boyce, FWC South Area Bear Biologist]()
FWC recognizes the Stoneybrook of Estero community as BearWise
Monday, November 29, 2021 - The FWC is formally accepting the Stoneybrook of Estero community into the BearWise Community Recognition Program. -
![live manatee on back near surface of water]()
FWC and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service coordinate to protect manatees
Thursday, November 18, 2021 - To facilitate logistics and enhance existing efforts for the winter 2021-2022 response, the Service and the FWC are standing up a Joint Incident Management Team under the emergency response Incident Command System. -
FWC evaluates trapping rules, seeks public input
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - Staff are exploring possible changes to modernize trapping rules to align with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ best management practices in support of species-specific and humane trapping methods. -
![group of manatees just under the surface of the water]()
Manatees are in motion, it’s Manatee Awareness month
Thursday, November 4, 2021 - The FWC is reminding people on the water to slow down and look out for migrating manatees this time of year. -
FWC: Bats in buildings? Fall is the time for exclusions.
Thursday, October 21, 2021 - Fall is the ideal time to bat proof your home, after bat pups have been weaned and can fly and search for food on their own. -
FWC seeks landowners to help with gopher tortoise conservation
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - The Gopher Tortoise Recipient Site Program benefits landowners and tortoises and is compatible with other land uses, such as hunting and wetland mitigation. -
FWC seeks public input on beach-nesting birds draft guidelines
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - The FWC is seeking public feedback on draft Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines for four state-listed beach-nesting bird species including the American oystercatcher, snowy plover, least tern and black skimmer. -
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Be BearWise: Follow FWC’s bear necessities this fall
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - The FWC reminds you to help protect both people and bears by securing garbage and other items that could attract these animals to your yard or neighborhood.
