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

A male black bear (not the one pictured) broke into a man’s home in rural southwest Florida and mauled him to death, ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 incident was reported in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.