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

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

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

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 ...

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.

Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...

A male black bear (not the one pictured) broke into a man’s home in rural southwest Florida and mauled him to death, ...

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

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

Lethal force can be used against a bear if there is an imminent threat of death or serious injury. Violations of the law could lead to a $5,000 fine. Florida black bears can be found in almost ...