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For immediate release: October 2, 2012 Contact: Carli Segelson, 561-625-5122 FWC allows temporary access to secure camps in Everglades WMA With continued high water levels in the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area (WMA), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will provide an opportunity for people to access area camps. On […]

On September 21, Investigator Jon Garzaniti concluded a captive wildlife escape investigation involving an albino skunk in Palm Beach County. Albino skunks are Class III wildlife that can be possessed and/or sold by properly permitted individuals. Investigator Garzaniti reported the skunk was purchased at a local pet store. A few days later, the skunk was […]

Imagine Ivan Regular’s surprise when he hauled in his herring net and discovered that it contained a monstrous bluefin tuna that might have been worth a small fortune on the Japanese market … only to learn that he had to throw the whopper back. The remarkable haul was made in the North Atlantic off the […]

For immediate release: September 27, 2012 Media contact: Kevin Baxter, 727-896-8626 Viral disease detected in North Florida deer Florida is the latest state to report the presence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in its white-tailed deer herd. This viral disease has been confirmed in two deer and suspected in at least 10 others from North […]

For immediate release: September 27, 2012 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 2 charged for night hunting in Osceola WMA Two cousins were charged recently for night hunting deer in Osceola Wildlife Management Area (WMA) by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers. FWC K-9 Officer Bret Gill and Officer Joseph Johnston received information that two […]