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MyFWC tweeted the following Twitter exchange this morning during the meeting: “Responding to our questions #FWCbear“ MyFWC @MyFWC   This concludes the #bear chat. Back to tweeting #FWC2015 Commission Meeting! We will catch you up in a few minutes. MyFWC @MyFWC  Answer: Communicating and engaging local communities, businesses and local government in the bear management […]

FWC Media Event Q&A opportunity on FWC Bear Management Update   Who:The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) When: Feb. 5, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Where: Telephone conference call. Dial-in number, 1-888-339-2688; participant pass code, 408-219-04. Why: FWC staff will provide a summary of the bear management update presentation and the steps staff […]

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists are planning a drawdown – lowering the water level – of the Hickory Mound Impoundment this week. The impoundment area is in the Hickory Mound Unit of the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area in Taylor County. According to Sharon Hester, a biologist at the Big Bend Field […]

The Associated Press Published: February 4, 2015 JACKSONVILLE — With Florida’s black bear population rebounding from near extinction just decades ago, wildlife officials in the state are considering reopening hunting season on the animals. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was scheduled Wednesday to hear a presentation from its staff that considers the use […]

*(Via the Southwest Florida Water Management District) – Manatee watch 2015: More than 300 manatees moved into Three Sisters Springs, which is why the US Fish and Wildlife Service issued another temporary closure of the waterway. Depending on tides and the manatee count, the closure could remain through the day. According to the Crystal River […]