Roughly 75 years ago the Florida panther, a unique subspecies of the North American cougar, was nearly extinct when there ...

State agencies investigating a massive fish kill in Lake Apopka say they've ruled out some possibilities but are still unsure ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, conducted a targeted ...

Wildlife officials accidentally captured the heaviest Florida panther ever documented during a routine population check.

A team of Florida researchers captured and collared a 166-pound male panther. They say it's the heaviest panther ever caught ...

Its State Emergency Operation Center is on Level 2 protocols ... like springs and power plant discharge areas, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Convention (FWC) explained.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers just caught the largest panther ever weighed in the sunshine state. The big cat ...

“You’re never going to be able to build enough wildlife crossing to cover all the roads in Florida,” said David Onorato, who ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Legislature to halt law-enforcement officers from using boat-safety inspections as a pretense for “intrusive” checks of “people that are acting responsibly” on Florida ...

Decades of work and millions of dollars have gone into restoring Lake Apopka, but now hundreds of dead fish are showing up ...

Last year was one of the deadliest for endangered Florida panthers. Thirty-six cats were found dead, 30 of those from vehicle strikes — the most since 2016. And so far in 2025, one cat has ...