Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida. Supporters say, in part, a hunt could help better manage bear ...

Florida wildlife officials next week will hear a proposal to create an annual “limited-entry” black bear hunt, with a ...

On Monday, a section of the waterway located in Juniper Springs Recreational Area within Ocala National Forest in Florida was ...

Florida Wildlife officials recognize that residents may see more bears this time of year because most have come out of ...

State wildlife officials will hear a proposal next week to create an annual black bear hunt. The proposed December hunt would ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a ...

Wildlife and airports seem like an unlikely combo, but an initiative at one of the busiest airports on the East Coast is ...

Florida wildlife officials will review a proposal next week to establish an annual limited-entry black bear hunt — the first such hunt in over a decade. The proposal summary was posted ahead of a ...

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

JEROME, Fla. — Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a day earlier, officials said Tuesday. DNA samples from ...

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...

On Monday, 89-year-old Robert Markel was found dead about 100 yards from his Jerome, Florida home with injuries "indicating a ...