A Florida wildlife advocacy group has filed a legal challenge against the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Florida wildlife officials have approved the state's first bear hunting season in a decade as the black bear population continues to grow and encounters with humans increase. The Florida Fish and ...

Applications open Friday with the season scheduled for Dec. 6–28 in four regions. The move revives controversy after a 2015 hunt saw 304 bears killed in two days. ORLANDO, Fla. - The state’s first ...

Bear Warriors United conservation group last week asked a Florida judge for an emergency temporary injunction to halt the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This week, Florida Wildlife officials approved a bear hunt in Florida for the first time in ten years. One of the controversial elements of the hunt is the use of dogs -- and now, ...

A black bear lounges in a tree in a neighborhood near Adventure Island in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Reporter Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward ...

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously approved by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials despite strong opposition to the eventual ...

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of bears killed. The ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Permit applications for Florida's first bear hunting season in 10 years are now open for the next 10 days. People interested can apply through 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 22. A permit is ...