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 ...

An orphaned black bear cub found in the wild by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission researchers in April was recently placed at Brevard Zoo. The female cub, who was quarantining ...

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

OKALOOSA, Fla. — Bear cubs on the road are not too uncommon to see in Florida. WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS. However, they are typically Florida Black Bears.

Bear cubs native to Alaska found on Florida road 00:27. ... A man had spotted two bear cubs on the side of Old River Road and said they didn’t appear to be our common Northwest Florida black bears.

A small black bear cub stuck in a tree got some help from a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer, a biologist and a chainsaw. According to the FWC, despite trying to carefully ...

A Florida man said he was attacked by a black bear cub while trying to rescue his dog last month. For Blake Sprout, his first priority was making sure his children didn't lose their beloved pet ...

Motorist Zach Richards told authorities he knew instantly the cubs were not Florida’s native black bears. Not only did they look odd, but they also were acting differently.

A black bear cub spotted on a tree near the UF Genetics Institute off Mowry Road on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Photo by Lee Ann Anderson | The Independent Florida Alligator ...

“The Paper Bear” took countless hours of filming over the course of years to tell the story of Florida black bears in this new narrative feature film.