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Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Released at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in AL
Last Updated: 4:52 PM 02/10/12 - The nine whooping cranes led by ultralight aircraft have been released from a holding pen at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.
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Black bear FWC Moves Forward on Plan to Manage, Conserve Florida Black Bears
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Last Updated: 8:48 PM 02/09/12 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is moving ahead on its plan to manage and conserve Florida black bears so they are never again at risk of extinction. (Full Story)
Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Will Head to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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Last Updated: 7:52 PM 02/02/12 - Nine juvenile whooping cranes on their first ultralight-led migration south will now be taken to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alabama in the next few days.

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Comment Period on Proposed Policy to Improve Implementation of ESA
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Last Updated: 2:56 PM 02/02/12 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s Fisheries Service Extend Comment Period on Proposed Policy to Improve Implementation of Endangered Species Act (Full Story)
Operation Outdoor Freedom Hosts Heroes on Lake Talquin State Forest
Last Updated: 2:43 PM 01/30/12 - Four wounded veterans were treated to a special opportunity deer hunt on the Lines Tract at Lake Talquin State Forest. (Full Story)
FWC Promotes Boating Access with New Database
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Last Updated: 2:44 PM 01/27/12 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) introduced a new feature on its website this week. Users can now view and search a database of Florida boat ramps. (Full Story)
Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout Management Efforts Change Feb. 1
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Last Updated: 2:38 PM 01/27/12 - Red drum and spotted seatrout management changes made by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at their November 2011 meeting will take effect Feb. 1. (Full Story)
Florida Prescribed Fire Awareness Week
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Last Updated: 3:05 PM 01/19/12 - Prescribed Fire Awareness Week (PFAW) in Florida is January 22-28. The purpose of PFAW is to convey to Floridians that prescribed burning is a safe way to apply a natural process, ensure ecosystem health and reduce wildfire risk. (Full Story)
75 Years of Wildlife Conservation and Partnership Success
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Last Updated: 10:05 PM 01/17/12 - The “WSFR 75 – It’s Your Nature” celebration brings together federal and state fish and wildlife agencies; the hunting, shooting, angling, and boating industries; and conservation groups to mark a milestone of partnership success that has led to 75 years of quality hunting, fishing, shooting, boating and wildlife-related recreation (Full Story)
3 Florida Panthers Die in Early 2012, After 24 Deaths, 32 Births Documented in 2011
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Last Updated: 11:42 PM 01/12/12 - Florida panthers are off to a rough start in 2012, with three deaths documented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) (Full Story)
National Forests in Florida Waives Fees During MLK Birthday Weekend
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Last Updated: 2:05 PM 01/11/12 - The National Forests in Florida is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites over the Martin Luther King Birthday weekend, Jan. 14-16. (Full Story)
VIDEO: Chiles Student Wins FWC Video Contest
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Last Updated: 10:54 AM 01/09/12 - Chiles High Schools student Justin Burt created the winning video in the Florida Wildlife Commission Bear Awareness contest. (Full Story)
Florida Fisherman Face Hard Season
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Last Updated: 6:13 AM 01/06/12 - Winter has made it hard for Florida tropical fisherman (Full Story)
Drop in Temperatures Brings Increase in Chance of Wildfire
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Last Updated: 3:19 PM 01/05/12 - As temperatures across Florida decrease this winter season, the risk of wildfire is on the rise. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida Forest Service warns Floridians of the wildfire dangers associated with freezing temperatures and the low levels of rainfall Florida has experienced in recent months. (Full Story)
Annual Manatee Death Count Shows Cold Weather an Unusually Big Factor Again
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Last Updated: 11:13 AM 01/05/12 - A cold-related die-off of manatees in early 2011 set the stage for a third straight year with high numbers of deaths for the species. Biologists with the research arm of FWC documented 453 manatee carcasses in state waters in 2011. (Full Story)
Frosty Florida
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Last Updated: 6:32 AM 01/04/12 - Farmers and manatees brace for cold weather in Florida.
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Established Public Hunting Areas Do Not Have 7-day Antlerless Deer Season
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Last Updated: 9:13 AM 12/28/11 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants to remind hunters that antlerless deer season (doe week) does not apply on FWC managed lands that are part of its public hunting system. (Full Story)
Student Videos Teach Floridians to be ‘Bear Smart’
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Last Updated: 12:50 PM 12/16/11 - The challenge to high school students was unusual: Produce a one-minute video encouraging people to conserve Florida black bears and take appropriate precautions when living around bears. (Full Story)
Statement from the Everglades Foundation about Gov. Scott's Budget Proposal
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Last Updated: 2:36 PM 12/08/11 - Gov. Scott demonstrated his commitment by recommending to the Legislature that it invest $40 million next year on Everglades restoration. (Full Story)
Miss Florida to Meet with Gov. Scott, Cabinet to Discuss Everglades
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Last Updated: 8:52 AM 12/06/11 - Kristina Janolo, Miss Florida 2011, will speak about restoring the Everglades during a meeting with Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
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[UPDATE] Body of Missing Boater Recovered - SLIDE SHOW
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Last Updated: 2:08 PM 01/26/12 - GCSO: the body of Jimmie Donaldson, Jr. has been recovered (Full Story)
FWC: Flexibility to Relocate Gopher Tortoises to Public Conservation Lands
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Last Updated: 2:26 PM 11/17/11 - More flexibility in relocating gopher tortoises may lead to more of the threatened, long-lived tortoises being moved from areas about to be developed onto public conservation lands. (Full Story)
Recreational, Commercial Fishermen to Reap Benefit from Spotted Seatrout Management
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Last Updated: 9:50 PM 11/16/11 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted Nov. 16 to increase both commercial and recreational fishing opportunities for the popular fish. (Full Story)
FWC Moves to Protect Tiger Sharks, Hammerheads
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Last Updated: 5:40 PM 11/16/11 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) moved Nov. 16 to prohibit the harvest of tiger sharks and three species of hammerheads from state waters in an effort to further protect these top predators that rely on Florida waters to survive. (Full Story)
FWC Sets Nov 22 Workshop to Discuss Black Bear Conservation
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Last Updated: 5:37 PM 11/16/11 - A draft plan to ensure a sustainable Florida black bear population will be presented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at a Nov. 22 public workshop in Bristol. (Full Story)
Final Decision on Proposed Kings Bay Manatee Refuge
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Last Updated: 3:34 PM 11/14/11 - As "manatee season" approaches in Kings Bay, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks to update the public on the status of the proposed Kings Bay manatee refuge rule. (Full Story)
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