The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this morning launched an effort to recover the 21-foot boat that capsized this past weekend with four men aboard, leaving one survivor. ...more

March 5, 2009

As hopes of finding three missing boaters waned Tuesday after a Saturday boating accident 45 miles off of the Clearwater coast, it brought to the forefront the importance for boaters to follow simple safety procedures. ...more

March 4, 2009

The Japan-based operator of a cargo vessel that dumped oily sludge into the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean was sentenced today to three years of probation and fined $1.75 million. ...more

February 24, 2009

Hunters, anglers, boaters and outdoors families will gather with 20,000 of their closest friends at the 2009 Tampa Tribune Outdoors Expo & Boat Show next weekend at the Florida State Fairgrounds east of Tampa. ...more

February 22, 2009

woman went missing Saturday morning following a 5K race at Chinsegut Nature Center, but it was discovered she made it home a few hours later, according to the sheriff's office. ...more

February 14, 2009

It's great news for conservationists, biologists and boaters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's manatee count the week of Jan. 19 turned in - by far - the highest number of animals recorded since counts began in 1991, with a remarkable total count of 3,807 manatees statewide. ...more

February 1, 2009

A record number of manatees were spotted last week during an annual count, a sign the endangered mammal might be recovering in some parts of Florida. ...more

January 29, 2009

State scientists counted a record number of manatees during an annual survey last week, a sign the endangered mammal might be recovering in some areas of Florida. ...more

January 28, 2009

Bird lovers are offering more than $4,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed a male bald eagle rescued in Seminole on Monday. ...more

January 28, 2009

Wildlife officials say two men putting up a fence in Martin County on Florida's east coast fended off and killed a 30-pound bobcat with a hammer. ...more

January 25, 2009