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 ...

Florida considers controversial Bear Hunt as population grows; supporters cite science, protesters say it's cruel and hypocritical ...

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

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

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

blaming a black bear in the mauling deaths of 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog about 100 yards from their home in Collier County. O’Neal said the tragedy “wasn’t caused by too many ...

The Collier County Medical Examiner is still investigating, but indicated the preliminary cause of death was consistent with injuries caused by a black bear. Necropsy results revealed that one of ...

For the first time in recorded history, a black bear in Florida has killed a human. On May 5, a bear attacked an 89-year-old man and his dog in Collier County, marking a tragic end to a long life.

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