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 ...

At a December Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) meeting after receiving an update on the commission's ...

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

Protesters across Central Florida are urging wildlife officials to reject a proposed black bear hunt, calling it cruel and ...

A bear went after a dog in a Florida backyard, then attacked a man who stepped in to save his pet, authorities said. The ...

It's Florida softball vs Mercer in the NCAA Gainesville Regional. Follow along for live score and game updates from Katie ...

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

But fierce debate persists over whether a good way to control bears is to kill them. A state plan to resume bear hunting after a decade-long hibernation has deepened the discord in advance of a ...

Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years could happen in December. Regulators are meeting this week in Ocala to finalize ...

The Bayfront protest was one of 13 statewide protests organized by One Protest, an animal advocacy organization.

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

Having grown up in bear country, we thought it would be a good idea to ask one of Florida's original residents about the proposed bear hunt, ...