No Top Ten Florida Fish list is complete without a permit. These prized fighters are all over the Florida Keys during late March and April. Earlier this month, Mike Dawes of Victor, Idaho, caught and released three permit totaling 78 inches to win the 2011 March Merkin Invitational Permit Tournament. …
For nearly 20 years, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has helped protect the state’s favorite sea cow by selling manatee decals. This year’s decal, which will be available in July, comes from a high school art student at Circle Christian School in Winter Park. Bekah Scoville, 14, created an image of two manatees [...]
Dennis P. “Duke” Vasey and Jennifer Hecker politely went head to head over new Environmental Protection Agency regulations that have residents confused and divided at Tuesday night’s water quality forum sponsored by the Greater Naples Better Government Committee, the League of Women Voters, the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and the Naples Daily News.
A small family dog is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a coyote.
Wildlife officers are investigating the deaths of three endangered Florida panthers found since late February.
