Burmese pythons aren't native to Florida - they're an invasive species that's been disrupting the Everglades ecosystem for decades. The snakes, which can grow over 18 feet long and weigh more than 200 ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man is facing 13 felonies after investigators say he turned his airboat into a poaching platform, capturing and killing alligators under the cover of night.

Katrina Shadix submitted 550 applications for bear hunting permits hours before the deadline to enter Florida’s lottery for the black bear hunt. At $5 a pop, Shadix spent $2,750 on applications, but ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Law enforcement in Brevard County is investigating several instances of illegal alligator hunting. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested Jacob ...

Video evidence was obtained from those who allegedly joined Latreille, according to an affidavit in support of an arrest warrant Latreille can be seen posing with five dead alligators in photos ...

Florida’s wildlife agency took in more than 160,000 requests to participate in its upcoming black bear hunt, the state’s first in a decade, but many appear to have been submitted by conservationists ...

Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for just 172 permits. Hunt opponents submitted some ...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the application results Tuesday for the state's first black bear hunt in a decade: 163,459 applications were ...

Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes in Florida.

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of bears killed. The ...