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FWC approves 1st bear hunt in 10 years

FWC approves black bear hunting rules, permits available for 2025 season

The new rules will establish bear hunting zones within four of the seven existing bear management units. The FWC says in total, 187 permits will be issued across the East Panhandle, North, Central, and South BMUs. Each permit will allow the harvest of one bear within the assigned bear hunting zone.

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FWC approves 1st black bear hunt in a decade amid fierce opposition and legal threats

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FWC unanimously approves Florida’s 1st black bear hunt in 10 years

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How the Florida Black Bear hunt became a reality and the stark contrast of responses

The proposed bear hunt in 2025 became a reality today.

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Florida approves first black bear hunt in a decade

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First bear hunt in Florida approved

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FWC proposes changes to manatee zone boat speeds in Indian River County

About 25-30% of manatee deaths are blamed on boats. Blunt-force impacts have outpaced propeller cuts, and some injuries and deaths are caused by both.

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FWC Officer Jacob Wild Named Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year Awardee for Exceptional Performance

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Jacob Wild received the 2025 Shikar-Safari Officer of the Year award.

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Body cam captures moment FWC K-9 finds missing hunter in Palm Beach County wildlife area

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer and his four-legged partner are being credited with finding a missing hunter in a remote part of Palm Beach County.

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Call her the Florida Python Challenge Queen: FWC announces $10,000 winner for competition

The annual competition to raise awareness and eliminate the invasive Burmese python was held July 10-20, 2025 in the Everglades.

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Sisters in Fort Lauderdale personal watercraft crash were on a guided tour: FWC

A 13-year-old girl died in the crash and her 16-year-old sister is in critical condition at Broward Medical Center.

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FWC votes yes to partially reopen Apalachicola Bay for Oyster harvesting

FWC votes yes to preliminary guidelines to partially reopen Apalachicola Bay for oyster harvesting. The bay has been closed since 2020 to allow the oyster reefs to recover.

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FWC rescues man clinging to kayak with head barely above water: ‘You’re one lucky S.O.B.’

A man was rescued after officers found him clinging to his overturned kayak with “his head barely above water,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said.

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Editorial: Floridians hate the idea of a bear hunt. The FWC doesn’t care

The stench of people doing something they knew was wrong, sweating through an attempt to pretend they were right. This was the Florida Fish and