Florida approves first bear hunt in 10 years as population grows from 1,200 to 4,000, despite opposition from environmental ...

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

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

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and ...

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

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 is meeting for a final hearing on the rule proposals on black bear ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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