Want to know more about Florida’s Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)? Florida’s FWC is more than just some fancy park ranger, they have full law enforcement capabilities and do a lot more than you may think.

On Florida’s east coast, offshore Nassau and Volusia counties, an ongoing cold-stunning event has harmed about 120 green sea turtles so far. While that’s far fewer than the hundreds rescued off the Panhandle, it’s the most stressed turtles the state has documented in Northeast Florida, according to the wildlife agency.

During Florida’s historic weather event, FWC officers rescued 30 sea turtles from freezing waters in Gulf County.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said in a remarkable display of dedication, two of its officers braved freezing waters in Gulf County to rescue the 30 sea turtles.

“Florida currently has more than 17,000 square miles of suitable bear habitat, of which 46% is protected,” the local BHA chapter wrote in a Jan. 12 blog post about bear management in the state, adding that “state-wide bear-related calls are at an all time high, with a 42% increase from 2016.”

A frozen iguana hit the deck after cold weather swept through South Florida in January. Here's what to know about the plummeting lizards.

Deputies then discovered a 28-inch Arapaima in a gray plastic tote that had been fitted with a battery-operated air pump, officials said. The species is native to South America and one of that size is worth $1,000, the affidavit states.

The following report highlights some cases the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission handled in Brevard County.

Providing medical care to injured wildlife has been a priority of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida since 1979.

A small plane had to make an emergency landing in Indian River County, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

In a Thursday press conference, officials from the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, also known as CROW, said a necropsy revealed that both eaglets tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as HPAI or bird flu.