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FWC to Florida Residents: Be ‘Bear Aware’
Last Updated: 5:14 PM 05/23/12 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding homeowners that bears are moving around, foraging for food and looking for mates.
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Center Threatens Lawsuit Over Southeastern Species
Last Updated: 4:20 PM 05/22/12 - An environmental group has threatened a lawsuit against federal authorities for not moving more quickly to protect 25 amphibian and reptile species found in the southeast.
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Sign Up Now for Summer Camp at Beau Turner
Last Updated: 5:05 PM 05/09/12 - The Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center in Jefferson County is offering weekly day-camp sessions this summer for youth ages 10-15 who are interested in hunting and related outdoor activities.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Initiates Status Review of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Last Updated: 4:42 PM 05/09/12 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list the eastern diamondback rattlesnake as threatened and designate critical habitat for the species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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Stone Crab Season to Close May 16
Last Updated: 5:48 PM 05/08/12 - The commercial and recreational harvest of stone crab claws in Florida closes on May 16
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Spring Migration is Underway for the “Class of 2011” Whooping Cranes
Last Updated: 10:51 PM 04/18/12 - The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP) is pleased to report that last year’s “Class of 2011” whooping cranes have all begun their spring migration north.
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Ticks Waking Up To Spread Disease
Last Updated: 2:00 PM 04/16/12 - Florida ticks carry diseases such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Ehrlichiosis. It can take a month or more to show symptoms of one of these diseases, so be alert if you are exposed to a tick.
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FWC Looking for Officer Candidates
Last Updated: 5:01 PM 04/11/12 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is looking for a few good men and women, to borrow a phrase, to serve as law enforcement officers.
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New Way to Find Accessible Inclusive Recreation Announced
Last Updated: 3:04 PM 03/29/12 - The Florida Disabled Outdoors Association (FDOA) is excited to announce a free Recreation Resource Referral Network available to everyone.
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Apalachicola Forest Prescribed Burning Near Clear Lake Wilderness
Last Updated: 9:34 AM 03/27/12 - A prescribed burn will take place near Clear Lake Wilderness in Leon County. The burn will improve wildlife habitat, eliminate vegetation build up and reduce the threat of wildfires.
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Four License-Free Fishing Days Start April 7
Last Updated: 1:31 PM 03/20/12 - Grab your fishing rods and tackle box. It’s almost time – April 7 – to take advantage of the first of four license-free fishing days scheduled for this summer in Florida.
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State Part to Host Wild Azalea Festival
Last Updated: 12:58 PM 03/16/12 - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Nature and Heritage Tourism Center, Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park and the Special Events Committee for the Town of White Springs will host the Twelfth Annual White Springs Wild Azalea Festival on Saturday, March 17.
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Sea Turtles Laying Eggs on Florida Beaches from March through October
Last Updated: 12:56 PM 03/15/12 - The survival of sea turtle species that have been on earth 110 million years depends on a ritual that begins every spring, as females climb out of the ocean to lay their eggs.
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Volunteers, County, State Staff Clean Litter from Lake Iamonia
Last Updated: 11:55 PM 03/14/12 - The bottom of Lake Iamonia, north of Tallahassee, is cleaner than it’s been in years, thanks to a host of volunteers, county and state personnel.
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Apalachicola National Forest Prescribed Burning South of Hwy 20
Last Updated: 9:30 AM 03/08/12 - The 1,565 acre prescribed burn will take place in the area of Forest Roads 301 and 367 four miles south of Highway 20 in Leon County. The burn will improve wildlife habitat, eliminate vegetation build up and reduce the threat of wildfires.
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Take a Kid Turkey Hunting
Last Updated: 8:59 AM 03/05/12 - March 10-11 is Youth Spring Turkey Hunt Weekend in Florida.
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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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FWC Moves Forward on Plan to Manage, Conserve Florida Black Bears
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.
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Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes Will Head to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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
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
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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. -
FWC Promotes Boating Access with New Database
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.
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Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout Management Efforts Change Feb. 1
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.
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Florida Prescribed Fire Awareness Week
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.
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75 Years of Wildlife Conservation and Partnership Success
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
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3 Florida Panthers Die in Early 2012, After 24 Deaths, 32 Births Documented in 2011
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)
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National Forests in Florida Waives Fees During MLK Birthday Weekend
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.
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VIDEO: Chiles Student Wins FWC Video Contest
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.
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Florida Fisherman Face Hard Season
Last Updated: 6:13 AM 01/06/12 - Winter has made it hard for Florida tropical fisherman
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Drop in Temperatures Brings Increase in Chance of Wildfire
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.
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Annual Manatee Death Count Shows Cold Weather an Unusually Big Factor Again
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.
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Frosty Florida
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
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.
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Student Videos Teach Floridians to be ‘Bear Smart’
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.
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Statement from the Everglades Foundation about Gov. Scott's Budget Proposal
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.
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Miss Florida to Meet with Gov. Scott, Cabinet to Discuss Everglades
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
Last Updated: 2:08 PM 01/26/12 - GCSO: the body of Jimmie Donaldson, Jr. has been recovered
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FWC: Flexibility to Relocate Gopher Tortoises to Public Conservation Lands
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.
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Recreational, Commercial Fishermen to Reap Benefit from Spotted Seatrout Management
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.
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FWC Moves to Protect Tiger Sharks, Hammerheads
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.
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FWC Sets Nov 22 Workshop to Discuss Black Bear Conservation
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.
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Final Decision on Proposed Kings Bay Manatee Refuge
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.
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No Hunting in Florida Black Bear Management Plan
Last Updated: 11:33 PM 11/10/11 - Hunting would continue to be banned under a proposed black bear management plan released Thursday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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Rescued Manatee Released into Wild
Last Updated: 6:26 AM 11/10/11 - After more than a year in captivity... a manatee is returning to the South Florida sea.
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EPA Gives Nod to Draft Water Quality Standards
Last Updated: 10:35 AM 11/03/11 - Bolstered by a letter of confidence from Washington, Florida's top environmental regulator said his agency would proceed with its proposed plan to set specific pollution levels for the state's inland and coastal waters.
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NOAA Fisheries Boosts 2011 Quota for Red Grouper
Last Updated: 9:47 PM 10/31/11 - Over the next two months, commercial fishing boats in the Gulf of Mexico can take more than twice as much red grouper out of federal waters than previously allowed and the bag limit has doubled for recreational anglers.
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17 Wild Hogs Caught on Florida Golf Course
Last Updated: 8:38 AM 10/31/11 - Trappers say they've caught 17 wild hogs on a golf course in Melbourne -- and there's at least a half-dozen more to catch.
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FWC: 4 Alabama Residents Face Numerous Illegal Hunting Charges
Last Updated: 11:31 PM 10/26/11 - Three Alabama men and a woman face a multitude of charges for illegally shooting deer at night north of Marianna, in Jackson County.
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Annual List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act
Last Updated: 1:22 PM 10/25/11 - Three species have been removed from candidate status, three have been added, and seven have a change in priority from the last review conducted in November of 2010. There are now 244 species recognized by the Service as candidates for ESA protection.
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Free Hunter Safety Internet-completion Course in Franklin County
Last Updated: 7:23 PM 10/21/11 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety Internet-completion course in Franklin County.
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