Next week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission will be discussing how - and if - it should reimplement a black bear hunt ...

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 ...

The BriefA proposed December black bear hunt would mark Florida’s first in a decade. Future seasons would be expanded from ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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