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 ...

Following Florida’s first fatal bear attack this spring, there’s little argument that the state’s largest land mammal can be dangerous. But fierce debate persists over whether a good way to control ...

A Gulf Breeze man was attacked by a black bear while attempting to protect his dog two weeks, and two weeks ago an ...

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

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

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

Black bears are notorious browsers but one took things too far when it showed up at a Florida Lowe’s store during business hours, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says. The bear ...

On the morning of May 5th, in Collier County, a human and bear encounter did turn deadly. Human remains were reported along ...

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on<a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt in December to address, what it says, is a fast-growing bear population.