The Latest Breaking News from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

When the state’s wildlife department flung the first handful of lettuce to a starving manatee in the Indian River a year ago, it was an act of desperation driven by a catastrophic die-off and violating an environmental golden rule that animal behavior should not be messed with that way.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Manatees caught in a starvation crisis in the Indian River east of Orlando may not be as stricken as a year ago, wildlife officials said Wednesday.

A massive snake — believed to be a Burmese python — was spotted slithering through Doral last week.

Dead baitfish dotted the shoreline like seashells and the air reeked of rot Saturday morning on Pass-a-Grille Beach.

Three manatees who were being treated for medical issues and injuries in Orlando were released in the Florida Keys in late November.

The body of a man was found Thursday near where a group of Haitian migrants landed in the Florida Keys Monday, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman said.

MIAMI — A 17-year-old girl died Monday from injuries she suffered as a result of a tragic boating crash off the Upper Florida Keys the night before.

A 10-year-old boy on vacation with his family in the Florida Keys was attacked by a shark on Saturday while snorkeling at Looe Key, state wildlife police confirmed Monday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has put a hit out on an alligator after it bit a 13-year-old girl at a paddle boat ramp in Zolfo Springs, Hardee County

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The woman, who has not been named, is believed to have been grabbed by two alligators before she was able to climb out of the pond located at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club