Collier County is emphasizing bear safety, reminding residents of the options available for securing their trash cans.

Should the bears be hunted? People near the site of Florida’s first fatal bear attack spoke to Fox 4 about FWC's efforts to ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife warns residents not to feed bears as sightings increase near populated areas, including one just 3 ...

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.

The FWC voted 4-1 for staff members to return with rules for a December hunt that would be held in four parts of the state.

Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular ...

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission ended four hours of public debate and discussion by voting 4-1 for preliminary rules ...

argue that the state’s estimated black bear population—around 3,800—can sustain a regulated harvest. They point to increasing ...

Bear hunting has long stirred controversy in Florida. FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto defended the agency’s move, saying “Hunting ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering approval of a black bear hunt for December and into the ...