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For the first time in Florida’s history a person died as the result of a black bear attack. After investigating the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed in a release that Robert ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a memo providing the first detailed look at what a ...
Next week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission will be discussing how - and if - it should reimplement a black bear hunt ...
The BriefA proposed December black bear hunt would mark Florida’s first in a decade. Future seasons would be expanded from ...
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 ...
State wildlife officials will hear a proposal next week to create an annual black bear hunt. The proposed December hunt would ...
Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in South Florida. The attack occurred in 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 ...
Opponents have argued that hunting doesn’t reduce human-bear interactions and non-lethal options are better to address bear ...
The Self Defense Act of 2024 allows for the taking of bears, without any penalties, under specific circumstances.
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.