florida fish and wildlife conservation

A report by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says two friends and their dog went out early Saturday morning to hunt deer.

Authorities say a man died after he was thrown from a boat in Tampa Bay. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that 42-year-old Anthony George Loveridge and another man were fishing for mullet in an 18-foot boat Wednesday morning near the Sunshine Skyway bridge.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 3-year-old or 4-year-old female panther was found dead early Sunday at the Collier-Hendry county line.

This was a good year for sea turtles in Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports a record high annual nest count for green turtles in 2011 and a near record for leatherback turtle nests.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that 32-year-old Robert Martin Duval and 22-year-old Christopher Cork Scroggins had been riding on an airboat near Lake Apopka early Thursday morning before officers stopped them.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that the body of a male panther, around 3 or 4 years old, was found on private land in Hendry County Saturday afternoon.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigators arrested a Tampa man June 17 after receiving a complaint about photos that had been posted on Facebook.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will begin the second application phase for a chance to obtain highly coveted permits to participate in the statewide alligator harvest.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers were called to a home in Rockledge on Wednesday after they were told a 10-year-old boy dragged a 6-foot alligator home from a nearby canal.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a possible American crocodile attack on a couple kayaking in the Florida Keys.