Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission Archives

May 7, 2025
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An alligator kills a Florida woman after tipping over her canoe, investigators say | World News

Representative Photo (Photo: AP) ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA: An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter. The attack happened Tuesday afternoon near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando, the Florida Fish and Wildlife […]

May 5, 2025
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World

32 people rescued from yacht that began sinking off Miami Beach

Thirty-two people were safely rescued when a Lamborghini yacht began sinking off Miami Beach over the weekend, the US Coast Guard said. The 63-foot boat began taking on water off Monument Island late Saturday afternoon. Crews from the Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and marine patrol units from local police agencies responded […]