Florida released proposed rules Wednesday for an annual hunt of the state’s largest land mammal, the black bear, but bear ...

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 ...

Surveillance cameras captured the moments a group of black bears appeared in a Florida backyard before one of them attacked ...

A bear went after a dog in a Florida backyard, then attacked a man who stepped in to save his pet, authorities said. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the homeowner was ...

OCALA, Fla. - For the first time in a decade, bear hunting may be back on the books in Florida soon. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released its proposal for what the ...

The only justification the FWC [Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission] has given for having the hunt is to offer an ...

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

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 ...

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt in December to address, what it says,<a ...

Florida wildlife officials will review a proposal next week to establish an annual limited-entry black bear hunt — the first such hunt in over a decade. The proposal summary was posted ahead of a ...

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