For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida’s swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tragically, it seems Florida officials learned all the wrong lessons from the 2015 hunt that saw the slaughter of at least 304 ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Frightened residents in the same Seminole County neighborhood where a woman was mauled by a black bear said the bears are back. A resident called Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The state recently sent out a public advisory to warn residents and visitors about increased wildlife activity as daily highs continue to rise.

For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida's swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of ...

Florida has reopened black bear hunting for the first time in ten years, and you are watching a clash between two very different visions of conservation. Supporters see a tightly controlled season as ...

As spring temperatures rise across Florida, the state’s black bear population is waking up hungry. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...