A black bear struck by a vehicle near the Florida Mall is recovering and will be relocated, officials said. The animal was later found in a tree, believed to be the same one injured the day before.

BLOCK FLORIDA’S FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. BEAR WARRIORS UNITED FILED A LAWSUIT YESTERDAY IN LEON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT. THE LAWSUIT ARGUES THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION ...

Bear Warriors United filed a second lawsuit Sept. 17 against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as the group continues its fight to stop a scheduled Florida black bear hunt in ...

A conservation group has sued to stop Florida's first bear hunt in a decade, which is scheduled to begin in December. The lawsuit claims the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission used ...

Katrina Shadix submitted 550 applications for bear hunting permits hours before the deadline to enter Florida’s lottery for the black bear hunt. At $5 a pop, Shadix spent $2,750 on applications, but ...

A bear was shot and killed after entering a home in Florida, officials said. This is a file photo. Photo by Michael Anfang via Unsplash A bear was shot to death after breaking into a Florida home, ...

Amid a surge of applications for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, the state is reducing the number of black bears that can be taken in the controversial December event. State wildlife ...

Florida is holding its first bear hunting season in a decade, with a quota of 172 bears. Over 163,000 applications were submitted for a limited number of bear hunting tags. Conservation groups ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida man shot and killed a bear he said became trapped in his home Friday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “The FWC was notified of a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said no injuries were reported Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was ...