This is the second bear attack in Florida in 2025. While black bear attacks are rare, as the species is typically non-aggressive, there are chances when encounters could escalate. Now, as they ...

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. It is illegal to hunt bears in Florida. FWC estimates that there are over 4,000 Florida black bears in the state. A Florida man and his ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating after a man and a dog died in a suspected black bear attack on May 5, 2025, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County.

A man and a dog were killed by a black bear in Collier County, Florida on May 5, 2025. This is the second black bear attack in Florida this year, both involving dogs. Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — Police alerted community members Friday about a report of a recent black bear sighting in Spring Hill, but wildlife officials couldn’t find any evidence of the ...

FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE IS HOLDING A SERIES OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS NEXT WEEK ON THE BEAR HUNT. THEY ARE SET FOR APRIL 2ND, THIRD AND FIFTH. WE WILL PUT A LIN A black bear in a tree caused a bit of ...

The black bear population is increasing in Southwest Florida, leading to more encounters with humans. Growth and development are encroaching on bear habitats, causing bears to venture into ...

A bear that attacked a Pennsylvania man on his walk home was confirmed to be infected with rabies. WBRE-TV Wild video shows a black bear chasing and then attacking a hiker in the Poconos — with ...

Louisiana's first black bear hunting season in 35 years ended on Sunday after hunters killed 10 total bears, including one that weighed nearly 700 pounds. The bear hunts were reinstated this year ...

A 510-pound black bear was tranquilized and collared as part of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Black Bear Program. The record for the largest black bear in the state’s ...