State wildlife officials are delaying the start for recreational harvest season for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

April 10, 2009

Budget woes are forcing state wildlife officials to cut a program that tracks endangered Florida panthers with GPS-equipped collars. ...more

April 6, 2009

Chinsegut Nature Center will conduct the following activities: ...more

April 1, 2009

A bobcat that jumped on a Boy Scout and an elderly man in separate attacks over the weekend in Citrus County turned out to be rabid, health officials said today. ...more

April 1, 2009

State wildlife officials say a bobcat attacked two people in Citrus County. ...more

March 31, 2009

Deputies responding to an argument at a New Port Richey home Sunday morning found something completely unexpected – a live alligator in a fish tank. ...more

March 30, 2009

We're in the first week of the waxing of the new moon, which will produce the start of a new early-morning bite and the ending of the afternoon bite. ...more

March 29, 2009

Stormlike winds were whipping up the Gulf of Mexico when it was discovered that the anchor to Marquis Cooper's boat had caught on something 138 feet under water. There was no VHF radio onboard. Also, Cooper and two of his three passengers had been drinking. ...more

March 28, 2009

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission just released its investigative report into an ill-fated fishing trip where three football players disappeared, an official said. ...more

March 27, 2009

Surging demand for turtle meat in southeast Asia has prompted a huge jump in turtle harvesting, leading to concerns that populations of the reptiles could suffer permanent damage. ...more

March 27, 2009