Big Cypress News

After more than six decades of welcoming visitors, the Carnestown Welcome Center has become part of Everglades history.

Florida is the only place where alligators and crocodiles share the water. Here's how to tell them apart.

Local captains around Everglades City are watching seagrass, oysters, and open channels disappear from the backcountry while the fishing that defined these waters fades.

FWC's new Florida Wildlife Watch lets you identify trail-camera animals online and help biologists track the wildlife living right around us.

The Florida Python Challenge returns July 10–19 with $25,000 in prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing invasive pythons from the Everglades.

Boating season is picking up in the Ten Thousand Islands, and this is your reminder to check the basics before heading out on local waters.

Florida's Snook harvest season closed May 1. Reopens October 1.

The FWC's Florida WildQuest scavenger hunt runs April 25 through May 3 on Wildlife Management Areas, with Big Cypress right next door.