The final vote will reportedly not take place until later this summer. Officials make controversial decision amid surge in ...

As Connecticut eyes a regulated bear season in response to rising human-bear conflicts, the Sunshine State moves closer to ...

OCALA, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released its proposed rules for a black bear hunt ahead of its meeting next week. Meanwhile, organizers of a group ...

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FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has just released a memo shedding new light on what a proposed black bear hunt could look like in our state. The proposed rules ...

The hunt, the first in a decade, would be held in four parts of the state and could lead to as many as 187 black bears being ...

Katrina Shadix--founder and executive director of Bear Warriors United recalls the formative joys of growing up in rural ...

A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time for another one.

Spread the loveImagine the cruelty of the first black bear hunts allowed in Florida in 10 years with state officials ...

According to wildlife officials, the bear was first spotted behind a house on County Road 647 South in Sumter County. The ...

Florida’s wildlife agency is advancing a controversial plan to reinstate black bear hunting, ignoring its own conservation ...

Before a crowd that spread into at least four extra rooms at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 for staff members to return with ...