The annual Palm Beach International Boat Show celebrates Florida’s love of boating, fishing, and access to our beautiful waters and marine life. The 2022 show, which took place March 24-27, resulted in a more tangible commitment to protecting Florida’s aquatic wonders: a $300,000 donation to our Foundation to protect marine
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Women’s History Month: Women in STEM
In honor of Women’s History Month, our Foundation recognizes the dedication of women in fields of science and technology. Learn more about some of the women at FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute who are protecting Florida’s wild spaces and animals. Lindsay Huebner Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) Researcher
Request for Habitat Protection Proposals: Florida Burrowing Owl
What it lacks in size, it makes up for in charisma: the Florida burrowing owl is a small, long-legged owl, averaging just nine inches in height. it gets its names from using burrows for breeding and sheltering. It is primarily found in peninsular Florida, with isolated pairs and small colonies
Specialty Plate Spotlight: Conserve Wildlife Tag
The DMV: just the acronym alone can send even the most patient person running for the hills. What if we told you you could get a new license plate while helping to conserve Florida’s most imperiled animals without ever stepping foot in a DMV? Just ask Tindl Rainey. She recently
New Findings in Fight to Save Florida’s Coral Reef
Scientists are getting closer to identifying how the disease that has ravaged Florida’s Coral Reef since 2014 may be spreading. A study by the University of Miami published in late January 2022 pointed to seafloor sediments as a potential vector for a hypothesized deadly pathogen associated with stony coral tissue
The Great Florida Outdoors Raffle
The Great Florida Outdoors Raffle is officially underway! Support Florida conservation while entering your chance to win one of 25 prizes. Proceeds will benefit species like the Florida panther, manatees, and corals, as well as increase access to wild Florida for hunters, anglers, and other conservationists. Check out our prizes
Taking Aim with the Florida Frontiersmen
Bowhunting has been used to sustainably harvest meat and other materials by indigenous people of Florida for centuries. Native American bowhunting was very accurate up to 40 yards, with some skilled hunters successfully hitting targets 100 yards away. Today, compound bows can be used to hunt many Florida game species,
White-tailed Deer: Hunting & Conservation
When it comes to successful conservation efforts, the white-tailed deer may not be the first species that comes to mind. After all, the current population is estimated at over 30 million individuals in the contiguous United States. For all their adaptability, it’s hard to believe at one point the Florida
Phoebe’s Mission to Save Manatees
For Phoebe Weseley, a proud Florida resident, it was the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge that sparked her deep-rooted appreciation of wild Florida. “I couldn’t believe how a place like that can exist right off the highway in south Florida! It is an oasis for humans, birds, and