Recent News
March 29, 2010
Santa Fe River floodwaters at the Three Rivers gauge fell below 17 feet, allowing regulators to deactivate boating restrictions that have applied on the river since Jan. 29.
March 29, 2010
Shorebird nesting season is fast approaching and that means biologists and volunteers once again will be posting Little Estero Critical Wildlife Area (CWA) on Fort Myers Beach.
March 29, 2010
Approximately five acres will remain closed until the end of nesting season in mid-August.
March 26, 2010
The FWC encourages Floridians to get outside and enjoy the warmer weather on the water, but cautions, "Do so safely."
March 25, 2010
Beachgoers urged to be on the lookout for nesting shorebirds and give them plenty of space to perpetuate their species.
March 25, 2010
FWC officers frequently perform searches and rescues. Their knowledge of the woods and water is critical to ensure a positive outcome when time is of the essence.
March 25, 2010
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds anglers that rules regulating the use of fishing gear in Boca Grande Pass for the next three months take effect April 1. These rules apply each year during the height of the popular tarpon fishing season in the pass.
March 25, 2010
Biologists need help from the public to identify horseshoe crab spawning beaches throughout the state.
March 23, 2010
Saturday was the opening day of the coveted spring turkey season in Central Florida, and while many avid hunters were legally seeking the elusive bird, one man was spending opening morning in the Marion County Jail on $67,000 bond.
March 23, 2010
The "cold-stress" category accounts for 222 documented manatee carcasses; however, it is likely the cold temperatures also contributed to many of the 108 deaths in the "undetermined" category and the 64 deaths in the "unrecovered" category.
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