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

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

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

Opponents have argued that hunting doesn’t reduce human-bear interactions and non-lethal options are better to address bear ...

A massive black bear, weighing close to 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his faithful dog — the ...

Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in South Florida. The attack occurred in a ...

The Self Defense Act of 2024 allows for the taking of bears, without any penalties, under specific circumstances.

To participate in this bear hunt, people will need to apply for a bear harvest permit and pay a non-refundable fee.

A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal ...

The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.