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

For the first time in Florida’s history a person died as the result of a black bear attack. After investigating the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed in a release that Robert ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.