In the wild stretches of Florida's backcountry, where dense forests meet sprawling suburbs, black bears are making a comeback ...

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

Bear Warriors United, an Oviedo-based nonprofit dedicated to defending Florida's wildlife, filed a lawsuit Aug. 15 to block the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from moving forward ...

Bear Warriors United filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in opposition to the Florida black bear hunt.

Hunting plays an important role in maintaining healthy populations of wildlife. Though I am not a hunter, I understand the ...

A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.

From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved rules for black bear hunting. According to a release from ...

State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...

Last week, for the first time since 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to approve rules to allow a 28-day black bear hunt in December in four zones in the state. FWC ...

After Florida wildlife officials approved the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade, wildlife expert Ron Magill became ...