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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Sixty-eight bears will be permitted for harvest from 11 eastern panhandle counties, including Franklin, Leon and Wakulla; 18 bears from 12 Central Florida counties; 46 from five North Florida counties ...

Florida wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to reinstate a black bear hunt and approve the rules for an ...

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

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 ...

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

Florida's Wildlife Commission approved a black bear hunting season for December, facing immediate legal challenges from ...