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

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

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

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 ...

The Boater Freedom Act (Senate Bill 1388), signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis introduces changes to Florida's boating ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a memo providing the first detailed look at what a ...

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 ...