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

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 ...

Speaking of Animals: Florida black bears need our help A new poll shows that 81% of Florida voters do not want a bear hunt.

In 2015, Florida conducted its first black bear hunt in 21 years, igniting a firestorm of controversy that continues to reverberate through conservation circles, government agencies, and public ...

Florida’s black bears are more active in the spring, searching for things to eat, including female bears that are teaching their cubs where to look for food.

Imagine the cruelty of the first black bear hunts allowed in Florida in 10 years with state officials seriously envisioning the use of hunting dogs and feeding stations to lure the bears to an area ...

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.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and into the future.

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since one 10 years ago that was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only two days.

OCALA — The state wildlife commission on Wednesday endorsed Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, turning aside fears of animal advocates who worry the plan for a December hunt will ...