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

State wildlife officials will hear a proposal next week to create an annual black bear hunt. The proposed December hunt would ...

Officials in Florida confirmed that a man and his dog found dead earlier this month were killed by a bear, a first for the ...

Florida wildlife officials hauled a dead bear from the woods shortly before 9 p.m. May 5. Officials said the dead bear would ...

An man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome, Florida. The 89-year-old man's death marks the first ...

The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.

The Self Defense Act of 2024 allows for the taking of bears, without any penalties, under specific circumstances.

Florida wildlife officials are proposing a three-week bear hunt later this year, aiming to remove 187 bears out of an estimated population of 4,000. Supporters of the hunt argue it is a necessary ...

To participate in this bear hunt, people will need to apply for a bear harvest permit and pay a non-refundable fee.