Fish and Wildlife Commission

After a Florida mother’s daughter was attacked by a shark, the FWC added regulations in an effort to keep sharks from coming so close to the shoreline and unsuspecting surfers, swimmers and bathers. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard reports.

Like many kids in Florida, Violet Jalil loves the ocean. But for the past two years, her mom hasn’t let her 5-year-old daughter swim in the ocean.

Officials are investigating the death of a man discovered floating in a Florida canal with some of his remains found inside an alligator.

Officials are investigating the death of a man discovered floating in a Florida canal with some of his remains found inside an alligator.

The city’s police department tweeted out a photo showing Ofc. Victoria Lima with the animal that was captured at the north campus of Somerset Academy, located off Johnson Street near U.S. 27.

Officials are searching for a fourth victim after a boat crashed into a Miami Beach jetty and capsized.

A man is recovering after a possible shark bite incident on Saturday near Key Biscayne, officials said.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission says tests of water samples show red tide levels have dropped from Boca Raton to the island of Palm Beach.

The Davie Police Department said it helped catch a 10-foot alligator that was being sought.

Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis toured a section of the Everglades by airboat with a famed alligator wrestler Wednesday, seeking to broaden his voter appeal while vowing to combat the state’s top environmental woes.

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dave Bristow said the department was alerted to the alligator around 2:30 a.m. Friday.

As the Florida Keys continue to recover from Hurricane Irma, now the boats in the water pose a great danger.

New pictures of a shark swimming in a family pool are part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s investigation into incidents of shark abuse.

Officials say Russell Mendelson was bitten on his left foot while in the Peace River at a park near Arcadia, located east of Sarasota.

A MCSO deputy pulled over the vehicle for a broken taillight when he discovered two of the deer inside the car bound with heavy twine, according to the FWC Facebook page.

A worker on a plane got quite the surprise Thursday when an exotic lizard was spotted in the cargo area.

A 10-year-old girl was bit by an alligator in central Florida on Saturday.

FWC confirmed their findings since the damage to Fernandez’s body was consistent with damage to the boat’s center console.