Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Archives

Lighthouse sculpture at Disney’s Grand Floridian honors toddler killed by gator

08/07/2017

Walt Disney World has quietly erected a tribute to Lane Thomas Graves, who was killed by an alligator last year on the shores of the Seven Seas Lagoon. A gold lighthouse decorated with two blue stars sits on t... Read More

Siblings to bring bear awareness to the Central Florida Zoo

Terry Roen

07/31/2017

Orlando Tourism

A pair of bear ambassadors will help educate the public about Florida black bears at the The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. Zoo officials spent more than half a million dollars on a new Florida B... Read More

Loggerhead sea turtle returns home on World Turtle Day

Terry Roen

05/23/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

Local rescue teams released a loggerhead sea turtle to Sebastian Inlet on World Turtle Day. The sea turtle was found floating in the Indian River Lagoon near Fort Pierce in January. It was missing its left f... Read More

Rescued manatee recuperates at SeaWorld

Terry Roen

12/01/2016

SeaWorld/Busch

A manatee found wedged into a Jacksonville storm drain has been given fluids for dehydration and is recuperating at SeaWorld Orlando. The 950-pound female arrived at SeaWorld Wednesday night after a daylong or... Read More

Sheriff: Charges unlikely after 2-year-old killed by gator

Staff Reports

06/16/2016

Disney World

A sheriff said charges are unlikely against a Nebraska couple after an alligator killed their 2-year-old son by snatching him out of shallow water at a Walt Disney World beach, but the entertainment giant is re... Read More

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