When is a primitive weapon no longer primitive? When it gets a battery-powered ignition, says Capt. John Miller of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission's Division of Law Enforcement. ...more

October 3, 2007

For those who like to combine fishing with hunting dangerous game, the state Fish & Wildlife Commission has recently taken a step likely to add lots of interest to the annual alligator harvest, now under way and continuing through Nov. 1. ...more

September 26, 2007

TAMPA - An abandoned, 2-month-old Florida panther being raised at the Lowry Park Zoo should be "an ambassador for her species," say zoo staff members caring for her. Calusa, named after an American Indian tribe, has grown from about 2 pounds to 10 pounds since the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission placed the spotted cub with the zoo Aug. 8. ...more

September 11, 2007