The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is preparing to launch the state’s first bear hunting season in a ...

A second vote on the hunt must be taken by the state in August, but all indications point to a 187-quota hunt that could last ...

A Massachusetts angler captured a rare video of a black bear swimming across the Quabbin Reservoir with two cubs clinging to ...

Florida's black bears are becoming more active, leading to increased sightings in suburban and urban areas, including Orlando ...

It was the second reported bear attack in Florida this year, and it isn't the first time bears have been spotted in Collier County this year. A mother bear and her three cubs were spotted Jan. 31.

A black bear recently killed a Florida man and his dog. ... The 300-plus bears killed then included at least 38 females with cubs, meaning the little bears probably died too.

It was the second reported bear attack in Florida this year, and it isn't the first time bears have been spotted in Collier County this year. A mother bear and her three cubs were spotted Jan. 31.

I n Florida, a heated battle over wildlife management is unfolding, pitting conservationists against anti-hunting groups in a struggle over the state’s growing black bear population. The Florida ...

Ten years ago, Florida held a black bear hunt that resulted in more than 300 animals killed in just two days before it was halted early. Skip to content NOWCAST WPBF 25 News at 6 p.m.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 at a meeting in favor of a bear hunt in December and annually into the future, allowing the use of up to six dogs to corner the bears.

Florida wildlife authorities confirmed Friday that the grisly death of an elderly man in Collier County earlier this week was the first fatal Florida black bear attack in state history ...