The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is expected to make a final decision on a Florida black bear hunting ...

Amid a wave of opposition, Florida wildlife officials will meet Wednesday to consider whether to hold a black bear hunt for ...

A bear hunt was already on the state's May agenda, but the first documented human killing on May 5 lit a fire under an ...

Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear ...

Florida wildlife officials this week will hear a proposal to create an annual “limited-entry” black bear hunt, with a ...

Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida. Supporters say, in part, a hunt could help better manage bear ...

A controversial plan to bring back bear hunting in Florida is facing pushback. Protesters gathered at Lake Eola over the ...

No, it's not the Florida alligators or even a coastal animal causing trouble—it's a black bear and her cub. In the early ...

Florida wildlife officials will review a proposal next week to establish an annual limited-entry black bear hunt — the first ...

A Florida man frantically called 911 Thursday morning, saying he was bitten by a bear in his backyard while trying to protect ...

The University of Florida Veterinary Forensic Sciences Lab played a crucial role in solving the case of the first fatal bear ...

Humane World for Animals flatly opposes any recreational hunt, but says the options on the table for 2025 are particularly “cruel and dangerous” — the organization describes hounding as a “brutal” ...