An administrative law judge issued an order granting the group's request to withdraw the challenge to a proposed rule about ...

Wildfire fighter Smokey the Bear doesn’t just put the bite on campers who are careless with flames, he collars accused ...

Bear Warriors United, an Oviedo-based nonprofit dedicated to defending Florida's wildlife, filed a lawsuit Aug. 15 to block ...

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

Last week, for the first time since 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to approve rules to ...

In just a few months, a bear hunt will get underway in Florida. Opponents say they aren't giving tivi T OPPONENTS SAY THEY AREN'T GIVING UP YET THOUGH - THEY' ...

A Central Florida man says he fought off a black bear outside his mother-in-law’s home in Apopka after the animal charged and bit him last week. What We Know ...

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

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

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

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