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 ...

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

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

Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in South Florida. The attack occurred in a ...

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

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

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.

A man and dog were killed in a black bear attack May 5, 2025 in Collier County, Florida. It's the second bear attack this ...

The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.