A loggerhead sea turtle survived a life-threatening situation, thanks to the quick work of officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). On Monday, May 25, Lt. Rob Laubenberger and Officer Dale Twist responded to a call of a sea turtle trapped in an intake pump at the Florida Power and Light [...]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) trapped a black bear in Broward County on Sunday morning. The bear has been spotted several times over the past month in the Weston area. On Thursday, the bear appeared near Manatee Elementary School property, causing school officials to lock down the school for several hours.
FWC law [...]
FWC - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has announced the successful launch of the new gopher tortoise permitting system. The new system went online in late April, and by the end of May, the FWC had issued more than 100 permits using the paperless system.
“We made several permit types available online in [...]
Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rescued a distressed juvenile bald eagle from Ten Mile Creek Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Center in St. Lucie County in late April.
On April 30, FWC Lt. Doug Rogerson and Officer Kyle Patterson went to the reservoir, which is closed to the public, after receiving a [...]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received 86 art entries in the manatee decal contest for 2009-2010. The FWC announced on Monday that Deanna Parsons, an 11th grader at Rockledge High School in Brevard County, won the top honor of having her painting used in the design of the FWC’s manatee decal this [...]
Malibu, Calif. - American Tortoise Rescue (www.tortoise.com), a nonprofit organization established nearly 20 years ago for the protection of all species of tortoise and turtle, is sponsoring World Turtle Day on May 23rd, 2009. Featured in Chase’s Book of Annual Events, the day was created as an annual observance to help people celebrate and [...]
FWC - A pregnant captive cougar named Sierra is back in captivity, safe and sound, after a 24-hour walkabout in the Poinciana area of Osceola County. She returned Sunday around dusk to the location where she escaped a day earlier.
Monday morning, the handlers for Jungle Adventures, the permitted owner of the cat, took Sierra to [...]
FWC - One green sea turtle has been on quite a journey during the past year. After being stranded with a shell wound in April 2008, the turtle was rescued and rehabilitated at Miami Seaquarium, then released back into the wild in March, only to be snatched by a Miami fisherman on April 16.
While [...]
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, with the help of the Miami Seaquarium and the Dolphin Research Center, rescued a manatee on Wednesday from Tarpon Basin in Key Largo.
More than two years ago, FWC biologists learned of a manatee with a front flipper severely entangled in [...]
TALLAHASSEE - Sea turtle nesting season has begun on Florida’s beaches, which means beach residents and visitors need to follow a few precautions to ensure a successful season.
Lights along the beach should be managed to prevent disorienting a female that comes ashore at night, according to biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [...]