Want to know more about Florida’s Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)? Florida’s FWC is more than just some fancy park ranger, they have full law enforcement capabilities and do a lot more than you may think.

In 2019, after Florida was hit hard by the outbreak of both harmful blue-green algae and red tide, newly elected Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a Blue-Green Algae Task Force consisting of the state’s leading environmental scientists who, in October of that year, issued eight recommendations addressing water quality and public health.

Cold weather in Florida made lizards fall from trees. One green iguana fell from a tree in North Miami Beach, as caught on camera.

The officer pulled up to 29-year-old Carlos Fabian Mercado de Choudens, who was fishing with four other people. The officer checked one of Mercado’s buckets and found several bluegill fish, according to the report, which added Mercado didn’t have an active fishing license.

A frozen iguana hit the deck after cold weather swept through South Florida in January. Here's what to know about the plummeting lizards.

Deputies then discovered a 28-inch Arapaima in a gray plastic tote that had been fitted with a battery-operated air pump, officials said. The species is native to South America and one of that size is worth $1,000, the affidavit states.

The drop in water temperature was so significant that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports more than 1,000 sea turtles were rescued off the state's coast after being cold-stunned in the last week. Many of the sea turtles were rescued near St. Joseph Bay, a region of the Gulf west of Apalachicola and east of Panama City.

Cedar Key aquaculture farms were ripped apart by hurricanes, leaving nets all over the Big Bend Aquatic Preserve.

A health alert has been issued for red tide near Bowman’s Beach on Sanibel. Residents and visitors are advised to exercise caution.

The case drew attention amid a nationwide focus on the apprehension and deportation of undocumented immigrants.

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature announced that on Tuesday, Jan. 28, three male manatees were released back to the wild after nearly a year of care at The Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat.