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 ...

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 ...

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

Robert Markel's daughter called 911 to report a bear attacking his dog. When first responders arrived, they found the 89-year ...

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 ...

A massive black bear, weighing close to 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his faithful dog — the ...

Officials say lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal ...

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

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.

The plan for a Florida bear hunt was well in the works before the fatal attack of a Collier County man. An early draft of rules allows dogs, baiting ...